Major Wars

WWI: Defeat (1914-1918)

• End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires • Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East

• Transfer of German Colonies and Regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers

• Establishment of the League of Nations

WWII: Defeat (1939-1945)

• Collapse of the third Reich

• Fall of Japanese Empire

• Creation of the UN

• Emergence of the US and Soviet Union as Super powers

German Revolution: Victory (1918-1919)

• Establishment of the Weimar Republic