Timeline (Anglo-German Union)

1901 - Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany is crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. He is King William V

1902 - The German Empire and British Empire are united in an Act of Union.

1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Though he is upset by the loss of his friend, Kaiser Wilhelm II&V is convinced by the British parliament to not declare war as it would be a waste of resources and would lead no where.

1916 - The war is taking its toll on Austria-Hungary which is quickly losing ground to the Russians, and the Serbian frontier isn't going well and has led to many stalemates. Due to this the Kaiser Wilhelm II&V orders that the communist, Lenin, is let back into Russia. Due to this the Russian Revolution occurs in 1916 and Tsar Nicholas II is forced to pull out of the war to deal with the powerful bolsheviks.

1917 - By this time though the damage has been done to Austria-Hungary. Their army is exhausted and the Serbian front isn't showing any sign of breaking soon. Also rebellions are occurring in the north of Austria-Hungary. With no land gained and with Italy joining the conflict for land Emporor Charles I is forced to sue for peace, this is accepted by the Serbians who were almost at the breaking point with Russia out of the war.

1918 - Due to the rebellions in the north and the exhausted army a new country breaks away from Austria-Hungary, weakening the nation further. The new nation is called Czechoslovakia.

1919 - With the Russian Revolution continuing the Kaiser takes advantage of this and gives large sums of money to nationalists in Poland. This leads to the 'Polish Uprising' and Tsar Nicholas II is forced to declare the new country of the Kingdom of Poland. The King was picked quickly by the UK and it was chosen that Emporor Charles I would also become King Karol I of Poland also.

The Russian Revolution ended with a victory for the Bolsheviks. The Tsar was overthrown, and he ran to the Grand Duchy of Finland, though he was assassinated here soon after. The new state was named the USSR.