1892
- Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov is killed on a trip to the Far East.
- Emperor Alexander III of Russia falls into a depression following Nicholas's death
- Grand Duke Georgi returns from the Caucasus Mountains
1893
- Russian ironclad ship Rusalka heads towards Helsinki, where it sinks off Helsinki and is lost.
1894
- First Sino-Japanese War begins between, logically, Japan and China
- Emperor Alexander III dies
- Grand Duke Georgi Alexandrovich is crowned Czar Georgi I, Emperor of All Russias.
1895
- Still feeling anger at the Japanese for killing his brother, and fearing for Russian interests in China, Georgi enters the Sino-Japanese War on the side of China.
- A Russo-Chinese onslaught causes the Japanese to be expelled from Port Arthur.
1896
- Russo-Chinese forces begin moving across Korea, meeting Japanese troops in the Battle of Seoul. The battle is a Japanese victory, and the Russians are stopped.
- Emperor Georgi I falls sick to the affects of TB, and goes back to the Caucasus for his health. For the rest of his reign, he will perform his role as Emperor in Abas-Tuman, Georgi's estate in the Caucasus.
- The Russian navy fails to defeat the Japanese navy.
1897
- Russia, China, and Japan sign an Armistice ending the Sino-Japanese War.
- The Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed in the Chinese city of the same name. China recognizes the independence of Korea, yet theoretically retains Port Arthur and Laiodung, under "Russian Protection", which amounts to Russian rule.
- Japan refuses to evacuate Taiwan.
1898
- Spanish-American War begins.
- Emperor Georgi becomes interested in astronomy, and constructs the first high-altitude observatory at Abas-Tuman.
1899
- Spanish-American War ends with a peace treaty exactly the same as OTL.
- Boer Wars begin. Germany considers intervention, yet decides against it.
- Emperor Georgi I, Emperor of All Russias, Grand Duke of Finland, etc. dies in a construction accident while overseeing his observatory in Abas-Tuman. In his honor, the observatory will be named the Emperor Georgi Observatory.
- Emperor Georgi having produced no heirs, Grand Duke Mikhail takes the Imperial Throne. He moves the Imperial Court back to St. Petersburg.
1900
- Russia expands it's control over Manchuria, warning China not to intervene
- Reforms, designed based off problems the Russians had in the Korean War, are initiated in the Russian Army
- An assassin attempts to kill the Emperor, but fails to.
1901
- Emperor Wilhelm II is almost assassinated in Bremen.
- Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies.
- Edward VII becomes King of the United Kingdom
- President McKinley of the United States is killed.
1902
- The Boer Wars end. The United Kingdom annexes the former Boer Republics of the Oranje Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal).
1903
- King Alexander of Serbia is forced to flee the country when the military seizes his castle, and slaughters his family, with only him escaping.
- Petar I Karageorgvic becomes King of Serbia, and orients the country towards Russia. Mikhail II is a bit wary of Petar's talk of a "Greater Serbia" stretching across the slavic parts of Austria and Montenegro, but still realizes the value of Serbia as an ally.
1904
- France and the United Kingdom sign the Entente Cordiale.
- The Trans-Siberian railway is finally completed.
- Near the end of the year, Japanese troops mount a surprise attack on Port Arthur. Port Arthur falls due to some very poor decisions on the part of the garrison's commander, and war has begun.
- Troops are immediately sent to the front.
1905
- Russian troops begin offensives on the Liaodong Peninsula to dislodge the Japanese.
- The HMS Dreadnought is built, triggering a naval race.
- Norway formally secedes from Sweden-Norway. Prince Karl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII.
- Late in the year, offensives in Korea by Russia are sucessful in expelling the Japanese from the northern part of the Peninsula.
1906
- The Japanese are finally dislodged from Port Arthur.
- The United States calls for a peace conference to be held between Russia and Japan.
- The Treaty of San Francisco is signed. The treaty requires Japan to evacuate Korea completely, and the city of Port Arthur itself (not the entire peninsula) becomes Russian territory. Japan also agrees to pay an imdemnity to Russia.
- Riots break out in Japan over the nation's defeat, and it's financial crisis.
1907
- A disorganized protest demanding a democratic form of government in St. Petersburg is easily put down by the Russians.
- The Imperial and Royal Government of Austria-Hungary begins negotiations to formally incorporate Bosnia and Herzegovnia into the Empire.
1908
- Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina. Being that neither the Austrian or Hungarian governments can decide who should control the region, for the time a Temporary Authority is set up to govern the territory.
- The Austro-Hungarian annexation is immediately condemned by Russia and Serbia.
- An asteroid smashes down in Siberia. The crashdown is seen from the Emperor Georgi Observatory.
- Bulgaria declares complete independence from the Ottoman Empire, giving its prince the status of Czar.
1909
- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand has emerged as yet another critic of the annexation of Bosnia-Hercegovina. He sees the move as simply a prelude to a war with Serbia, which he does not support.
- Serbia is forced by the powers to accept the Bosnian annexation.
- Japan, deciding to end it's long focus on Korea, begins a large-scale naval buildup.
1910
- Rioters in Japan demand a restoration of national pride lost in the wars with Russia.
- The United Kingdom is increasingly wary of the large-scale involvement of Russia in China and Korea, and calls for a conference to discuss the matters.
1911
- The Conference of Moscow is held. Russia agrees to allow for an expansion of the British sphere of influence, while Britain agrees not to challenge the status quo in Korea and Manchuria.
- One of the larger questions at Moscow was the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, which Russia, having fought several wars with Japan, did not want continued. The powers did not solve this, but shortly after the conference, Japan ended the Alliance, saying that Britain had "proved itself a poor ally" when it stayed out of the Russo-Japanese War.
1912
- The Chinese Revolution begins. Russia stands behind the Imperial Government, while Sun Yat-sen and his Republicans call for a Republic. With the Russians supporting a continued Empire, fighting breaks out. Russia provides arms and materials to China.
- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is shot by a Anarchist Assassin. The attempt does not kill him, but leaves him with a limp in the left leg.
- Wars break out in the Balkans between the Balkan League, and the Ottoman Empire.
1913
- Massive celebrations in St. Petersburg to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty's rule. Mikhail II gives a grand speech to much cheering.
- Bulgaria had overran Macedonia during the Balkan War. The other Balkan League members want territory from Macedonia, but Bulgaria refuses and calls on Russia for aid. Russia calls for the other powers not to attack Bulgaria.
- Russia was already busy with China, and would most likely not going to intervene in the Balkans, but the other Balkan powers decide to call off the Anti-Bulgaria alliance. Tensions between Bulgaria and the other Balkan states, however, will continue.
1914
- An armistice is signed between the Republican Army and the Imperialists. Under the agreement, the border between the Republican-controlled area shall go along the Huang He river, but the Imperial territory includes Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Tibet is allowed independence within the British sphere. The Republican capital is established at Guangdong, and the Imperial capital stays in Peking.
- His Imperial and Royal Majesty Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, etc. visits the city of Sarajevo to rally the troops stationed in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Franz Ferdinand had not gone because of his bad leg. While his motorcade drove through the city, a crudely-made bomb, thrown from the rooftop by the Serb nationalist Nedeljko Cabrinovic, explodes in the Car of the Kaiser, and he is killed instantly.
- The new Emperor, Franz Ferdinand, finds himself unable to control the demands for war, and reluctantly finds himself forced to send an ultimatum, which calls for a complete shutdown of the Black Hand and any anti-Austro-Hungarian publications, among other things, to the Royal Government of Serbia. The Serbians announce they will not comply with all of the points listed, and Franz Ferdinand's call for moderation is left unheard by the Austrian warmongers.
- Russia, realizing it's failure to help Serbia before, says it will support Serbia in this, and calls for Austria-Hungary to "cease from blaming Serbia for the actions of Bosnians", and calls of Austria to form a federation that gives autonomy to Serbs.
- The k.u.k Army is stationed on the borders of Bosnia-Hercegovina. King Petar I of Serbia is getting a bit worried for his Kingdom, and agrees to follow through with the ultimatum, even if it meant changing the Serbian constitution, if the Austrians grant more power to the Slavs in the Empire. The warmongers in the Austro-Hungarian government are slowly being outnumbered.
- In early September, Franz Ferdinand announces a new plan for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A new Kingdom is to be created in the south, Croatia-Bosnia, which will include Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dalmatia, and the Hungarian region of Croatia, with a capital in Zagreb. The country's name becomes "The Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council, the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Stephen, and those Lands represented at the Council at Zagreb". Much of the old government of Croatia-Slavonia takes over. Russia and Serbia applaud the measure, causing Franz Ferdinand to give a speech that denounces his fathers assassins and states that the plans were in the works for some time. However, it is noted that it was actually a disappointment for Russia and Serbia, as this hurts attempts to show Austrian Abuses.
- The Hungarians do not support the new measures. Revolts erupt in Budapest on September 12, and quickly spread across the rest of the Hungarian-populated region. The k.u.k Army is called to Hungary, though many in the "u.k" part of the army desert. However, the Slavs are more willing to fight for the Empire.
- In late December, Budapest finally comes under Imperial and Royal control, and Franz Ferdinand's plan comes to fruition. The term "Imperial and Royal" remains, mainly because proposed terms such as "Imperial, Royal, and Royal", "Imperial and Doubly Royal", or "Austrian, Hungarian, and Slavic" were deemed inappropriate. As a gesture to the Hungarians, many Hungarians prisoners capture during the Rebellion of 1914 are released.
1915
- Michael II falls in love with a German Princess. A marriage is prepared.
- Beginning a long trend that will seriously weaken the Imperial and Royal Army, Hungary vetoes a military bill.
- Germany requests permission to purchase Walvis Bay from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom refuses to sell, and sends a warship down to Walvis Bay to defend its claim. In responce, more colonists are sent to South-West Africa.
- Germany makes a secret agreement with the United Kingdom to divide up Portuguese Africa.
1916
- Early in the year, Michael II is married.
- Germany begins to move troops into South-West Africa, while Britain moves troops into Rhodesia, and ships into Gibraltar.
- Germany attacks Portuguese Angola first, striking into the territory. British warships attack Portuguese ships.
- British troops move into Maputo, and capture the city from it's Portuguese defenders.
- Portugal concedes near the end of the year, ending the War of 1916. Under the treaty, all of Angola becomes German, and is renamed Wilhelmsland, and all of Mozambique becomes British, and is renamed Eastern Rhodesia. Also, Goa is also put into British hands. Portugal keeps East Timor and Macau mostly because no one bothers to grab them, but they become a source of pride for the small nation.
1917
- Michael II's wife bears him a son, who is named Nikolai in honor of Michael's slain brother.
- Hungary continues to cause all sorts of trouble for Greater Austria.
- Finland requests an end to russification. Eventually, Michael II decides to allow it.
- The Republic of China attempts to take Macao. Portugal is eagar to defend it's last possesion, and China is forced to stand off.
- Ireland gains a measure of home rule, though not enough for many who want at the very least Dominion status for the island.
1918
- Emperor-King Franz Ferdinand is getting incredibly pissed off at Hungary, and announces that a renewal of the Second Ausgleich in 1924 will most likely not happen.
- The Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
- Iceland and Denmark come to an agreement where Iceland will be a kind of "Danish Dominion", a separate Kingdom with the Danish King as its Monarch.
- Kaiser Wilhelm recreates the Kingdom of Hannover within the German Empire, ending the long hostility between the Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenbergs and the Hohenzollerns who took their kingdom in 1866.
1919
- A daughter is born to Michael and his wife, and is named Catherine.
- Polish Separatist riots break out in Austrian Galicia.
- The Italian Party of Fascists is formed by Benito Mussolini. The Fascists are an ultranationalist group that wants War with Greater Austria, to gain Trieste and the Tyrol.
- President Woodrow Wilson proclaims that "we have entered an era of Peace" and that "We must keep it that way" by forming a 'League of Nations'. His calls are ignored.
- Prohibition begins in the United States.
1920
- The Italian Party of Fascists quickly becomes a major party in Italian politics.
- A French Fascist Alliance is formed. This party is similar to the Italian party, and calls for war with Germany to gain Alsace-Lorraine, and to take over Belgium.
- The FFA Party rapidly becomes very popular with the French.
- Ireland erupts into riots demanding independence. The British Army is dispatched to put them down.
- Late in the year, the Imperial Japanese Navy heads towards German-held Western Samoa.
1921
- Western Samoa falls to German assault. Within the first three months, the poorly defended German Pacific colonies all have fallen, with the defenders retreating to Tsingtao.
- The Communist Party of China is founded in the Republic.
- Tsingtao is relieved by a German fleet. The United States exerts pressure on Japan to cease expansion in the Pacific and moves a fleet to American Samoa. They eventually agree to hold four-power talks between Japan, Britain, the US, and Germany in Honolulu.
1922
- The Honolulu Treaty is signed. Germany will sell all rights to it's South Pacific colonies to Japan, in return Japan will allow Germany to hold Nauru and it's Chinese concession.
- Three French-speakering citizens of Alsace-Lorraine are arrested in Strassbourg on charges of treason against the German Empire and are scheduled to be executed. In the midst of the incident, it is discovered that they claim citizenship in France. France immediately demands that they be released into French custody, and Germany refuses, noting that all prisoners were born in Alsace-Lorraine after 1871. France increases it's troops on the border, Germany does the same.
- At an isolated border fortress, firing breaks out between French and German forces. No one is sure who fired first, but one thing is for sure- it's war.
1923
- Russia declares war on the German Empire. Austria declares war on Russia and France. Serbia declares war on Austria. England is reluctant to get involved, giving Germany the confidence it needs to launch a massive invasion of France through the low countries. The invasion is devastatingly effective, despite recent French buildups. Indeed, it is effective enough to bring Italy on the side of Germany, despite it's claims against Austria.
- Except for one thing- the United Kingdom goes to war for Belgium, causing a slowing of the French front. In the East, meanwhile, Germany and Russia peer across a line that very roughly follows the pre-war border. Austria is not so lucky- the Hungarian obstructionism takes it's toll and it's military performs horribly.
- Germany is forced to move German troops and equipment into Galicia to hold the front, causing a massive slowdown of it's invasion into France and small Russian advances into Posen and South East Prussia.
1924
- A massive Russian offensive smashes the Galician lines, causing the army to retreat into Hungary. At the very worst moment, Franz Ferdinand refuses assent to the Second Ausgleich. Hungary erupts into revolt.
- Angola falls to Britain, as do all other German colonies outside of SW Afrika and East Afrika, which barely hold.
- Russia, Britain, and France all immediately recognize Hungary. The lines in France begin to be pushed back as Austria becomes a massive problem for the Central Powers.
- Italy pulls out of the war, signing a treaty that restores the status quo- not what they wanted, but all the allies were willing to give.
1925
- Hungary is lost to the Austrians. Russian advances into German territory grow worse and worse, and France is nearing Alsace-Lorraine. Germany offers a surrender.
- Exhausted of war, the English agree, and manage to convince the French. A peace conference is held at the Palace of Versailles.
- The Treaty of Versailles is signed, also known as the Treaty that Helped No one. France gains Lorraine, but not Alsace. Hungary is recognized as an independant Republic (Without Croatia/Slavonia, to their annoyance). Russia takes Galicia and southern East Prussia, along with parts of Posen. It also gained Moldavia from Rumania. It is clear that Germany lost, but many see the treaty as too harsh there. It is only narrowly approved.
- The Treaty is noteworthy for the fact that it caused riots in nearly every major European capital, London one of the few excluded. In Austria, Franz Ferdinand was forced to call out the troops to restore order. In Rumania it was worse, as the government completely fell due to the decision, and fell under a radical regime as the King fled to Berlin. In France, a civil war broke out, one that the Facists would win. St. Petersburg is quiet- a great victory has just been won for the Empire.
- Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov is killed on a trip to the Far East.
- Emperor Alexander III of Russia falls into a depression following Nicholas's death
- Grand Duke Georgi returns from the Caucasus Mountains
1893
- Russian ironclad ship Rusalka heads towards Helsinki, where it sinks off Helsinki and is lost.
1894
- First Sino-Japanese War begins between, logically, Japan and China
- Emperor Alexander III dies
- Grand Duke Georgi Alexandrovich is crowned Czar Georgi I, Emperor of All Russias.
1895
- Still feeling anger at the Japanese for killing his brother, and fearing for Russian interests in China, Georgi enters the Sino-Japanese War on the side of China.
- A Russo-Chinese onslaught causes the Japanese to be expelled from Port Arthur.
1896
- Russo-Chinese forces begin moving across Korea, meeting Japanese troops in the Battle of Seoul. The battle is a Japanese victory, and the Russians are stopped.
- Emperor Georgi I falls sick to the affects of TB, and goes back to the Caucasus for his health. For the rest of his reign, he will perform his role as Emperor in Abas-Tuman, Georgi's estate in the Caucasus.
- The Russian navy fails to defeat the Japanese navy.
1897
- Russia, China, and Japan sign an Armistice ending the Sino-Japanese War.
- The Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed in the Chinese city of the same name. China recognizes the independence of Korea, yet theoretically retains Port Arthur and Laiodung, under "Russian Protection", which amounts to Russian rule.
- Japan refuses to evacuate Taiwan.
1898
- Spanish-American War begins.
- Emperor Georgi becomes interested in astronomy, and constructs the first high-altitude observatory at Abas-Tuman.
1899
- Spanish-American War ends with a peace treaty exactly the same as OTL.
- Boer Wars begin. Germany considers intervention, yet decides against it.
- Emperor Georgi I, Emperor of All Russias, Grand Duke of Finland, etc. dies in a construction accident while overseeing his observatory in Abas-Tuman. In his honor, the observatory will be named the Emperor Georgi Observatory.
- Emperor Georgi having produced no heirs, Grand Duke Mikhail takes the Imperial Throne. He moves the Imperial Court back to St. Petersburg.
1900
- Russia expands it's control over Manchuria, warning China not to intervene
- Reforms, designed based off problems the Russians had in the Korean War, are initiated in the Russian Army
- An assassin attempts to kill the Emperor, but fails to.
1901
- Emperor Wilhelm II is almost assassinated in Bremen.
- Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies.
- Edward VII becomes King of the United Kingdom
- President McKinley of the United States is killed.
1902
- The Boer Wars end. The United Kingdom annexes the former Boer Republics of the Oranje Free State and the South African Republic (Transvaal).
1903
- King Alexander of Serbia is forced to flee the country when the military seizes his castle, and slaughters his family, with only him escaping.
- Petar I Karageorgvic becomes King of Serbia, and orients the country towards Russia. Mikhail II is a bit wary of Petar's talk of a "Greater Serbia" stretching across the slavic parts of Austria and Montenegro, but still realizes the value of Serbia as an ally.
1904
- France and the United Kingdom sign the Entente Cordiale.
- The Trans-Siberian railway is finally completed.
- Near the end of the year, Japanese troops mount a surprise attack on Port Arthur. Port Arthur falls due to some very poor decisions on the part of the garrison's commander, and war has begun.
- Troops are immediately sent to the front.
1905
- Russian troops begin offensives on the Liaodong Peninsula to dislodge the Japanese.
- The HMS Dreadnought is built, triggering a naval race.
- Norway formally secedes from Sweden-Norway. Prince Karl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII.
- Late in the year, offensives in Korea by Russia are sucessful in expelling the Japanese from the northern part of the Peninsula.
1906
- The Japanese are finally dislodged from Port Arthur.
- The United States calls for a peace conference to be held between Russia and Japan.
- The Treaty of San Francisco is signed. The treaty requires Japan to evacuate Korea completely, and the city of Port Arthur itself (not the entire peninsula) becomes Russian territory. Japan also agrees to pay an imdemnity to Russia.
- Riots break out in Japan over the nation's defeat, and it's financial crisis.
1907
- A disorganized protest demanding a democratic form of government in St. Petersburg is easily put down by the Russians.
- The Imperial and Royal Government of Austria-Hungary begins negotiations to formally incorporate Bosnia and Herzegovnia into the Empire.
1908
- Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina. Being that neither the Austrian or Hungarian governments can decide who should control the region, for the time a Temporary Authority is set up to govern the territory.
- The Austro-Hungarian annexation is immediately condemned by Russia and Serbia.
- An asteroid smashes down in Siberia. The crashdown is seen from the Emperor Georgi Observatory.
- Bulgaria declares complete independence from the Ottoman Empire, giving its prince the status of Czar.
1909
- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand has emerged as yet another critic of the annexation of Bosnia-Hercegovina. He sees the move as simply a prelude to a war with Serbia, which he does not support.
- Serbia is forced by the powers to accept the Bosnian annexation.
- Japan, deciding to end it's long focus on Korea, begins a large-scale naval buildup.
1910
- Rioters in Japan demand a restoration of national pride lost in the wars with Russia.
- The United Kingdom is increasingly wary of the large-scale involvement of Russia in China and Korea, and calls for a conference to discuss the matters.
1911
- The Conference of Moscow is held. Russia agrees to allow for an expansion of the British sphere of influence, while Britain agrees not to challenge the status quo in Korea and Manchuria.
- One of the larger questions at Moscow was the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, which Russia, having fought several wars with Japan, did not want continued. The powers did not solve this, but shortly after the conference, Japan ended the Alliance, saying that Britain had "proved itself a poor ally" when it stayed out of the Russo-Japanese War.
1912
- The Chinese Revolution begins. Russia stands behind the Imperial Government, while Sun Yat-sen and his Republicans call for a Republic. With the Russians supporting a continued Empire, fighting breaks out. Russia provides arms and materials to China.
- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is shot by a Anarchist Assassin. The attempt does not kill him, but leaves him with a limp in the left leg.
- Wars break out in the Balkans between the Balkan League, and the Ottoman Empire.
1913
- Massive celebrations in St. Petersburg to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty's rule. Mikhail II gives a grand speech to much cheering.
- Bulgaria had overran Macedonia during the Balkan War. The other Balkan League members want territory from Macedonia, but Bulgaria refuses and calls on Russia for aid. Russia calls for the other powers not to attack Bulgaria.
- Russia was already busy with China, and would most likely not going to intervene in the Balkans, but the other Balkan powers decide to call off the Anti-Bulgaria alliance. Tensions between Bulgaria and the other Balkan states, however, will continue.
1914
- An armistice is signed between the Republican Army and the Imperialists. Under the agreement, the border between the Republican-controlled area shall go along the Huang He river, but the Imperial territory includes Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Tibet is allowed independence within the British sphere. The Republican capital is established at Guangdong, and the Imperial capital stays in Peking.
- His Imperial and Royal Majesty Franz Josef I, Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, etc. visits the city of Sarajevo to rally the troops stationed in Bosnia-Hercegovina. Franz Ferdinand had not gone because of his bad leg. While his motorcade drove through the city, a crudely-made bomb, thrown from the rooftop by the Serb nationalist Nedeljko Cabrinovic, explodes in the Car of the Kaiser, and he is killed instantly.
- The new Emperor, Franz Ferdinand, finds himself unable to control the demands for war, and reluctantly finds himself forced to send an ultimatum, which calls for a complete shutdown of the Black Hand and any anti-Austro-Hungarian publications, among other things, to the Royal Government of Serbia. The Serbians announce they will not comply with all of the points listed, and Franz Ferdinand's call for moderation is left unheard by the Austrian warmongers.
- Russia, realizing it's failure to help Serbia before, says it will support Serbia in this, and calls for Austria-Hungary to "cease from blaming Serbia for the actions of Bosnians", and calls of Austria to form a federation that gives autonomy to Serbs.
- The k.u.k Army is stationed on the borders of Bosnia-Hercegovina. King Petar I of Serbia is getting a bit worried for his Kingdom, and agrees to follow through with the ultimatum, even if it meant changing the Serbian constitution, if the Austrians grant more power to the Slavs in the Empire. The warmongers in the Austro-Hungarian government are slowly being outnumbered.
- In early September, Franz Ferdinand announces a new plan for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A new Kingdom is to be created in the south, Croatia-Bosnia, which will include Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dalmatia, and the Hungarian region of Croatia, with a capital in Zagreb. The country's name becomes "The Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council, the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Stephen, and those Lands represented at the Council at Zagreb". Much of the old government of Croatia-Slavonia takes over. Russia and Serbia applaud the measure, causing Franz Ferdinand to give a speech that denounces his fathers assassins and states that the plans were in the works for some time. However, it is noted that it was actually a disappointment for Russia and Serbia, as this hurts attempts to show Austrian Abuses.
- The Hungarians do not support the new measures. Revolts erupt in Budapest on September 12, and quickly spread across the rest of the Hungarian-populated region. The k.u.k Army is called to Hungary, though many in the "u.k" part of the army desert. However, the Slavs are more willing to fight for the Empire.
- In late December, Budapest finally comes under Imperial and Royal control, and Franz Ferdinand's plan comes to fruition. The term "Imperial and Royal" remains, mainly because proposed terms such as "Imperial, Royal, and Royal", "Imperial and Doubly Royal", or "Austrian, Hungarian, and Slavic" were deemed inappropriate. As a gesture to the Hungarians, many Hungarians prisoners capture during the Rebellion of 1914 are released.
1915
- Michael II falls in love with a German Princess. A marriage is prepared.
- Beginning a long trend that will seriously weaken the Imperial and Royal Army, Hungary vetoes a military bill.
- Germany requests permission to purchase Walvis Bay from the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom refuses to sell, and sends a warship down to Walvis Bay to defend its claim. In responce, more colonists are sent to South-West Africa.
- Germany makes a secret agreement with the United Kingdom to divide up Portuguese Africa.
1916
- Early in the year, Michael II is married.
- Germany begins to move troops into South-West Africa, while Britain moves troops into Rhodesia, and ships into Gibraltar.
- Germany attacks Portuguese Angola first, striking into the territory. British warships attack Portuguese ships.
- British troops move into Maputo, and capture the city from it's Portuguese defenders.
- Portugal concedes near the end of the year, ending the War of 1916. Under the treaty, all of Angola becomes German, and is renamed Wilhelmsland, and all of Mozambique becomes British, and is renamed Eastern Rhodesia. Also, Goa is also put into British hands. Portugal keeps East Timor and Macau mostly because no one bothers to grab them, but they become a source of pride for the small nation.
1917
- Michael II's wife bears him a son, who is named Nikolai in honor of Michael's slain brother.
- Hungary continues to cause all sorts of trouble for Greater Austria.
- Finland requests an end to russification. Eventually, Michael II decides to allow it.
- The Republic of China attempts to take Macao. Portugal is eagar to defend it's last possesion, and China is forced to stand off.
- Ireland gains a measure of home rule, though not enough for many who want at the very least Dominion status for the island.
1918
- Emperor-King Franz Ferdinand is getting incredibly pissed off at Hungary, and announces that a renewal of the Second Ausgleich in 1924 will most likely not happen.
- The Boston Red Sox win the World Series.
- Iceland and Denmark come to an agreement where Iceland will be a kind of "Danish Dominion", a separate Kingdom with the Danish King as its Monarch.
- Kaiser Wilhelm recreates the Kingdom of Hannover within the German Empire, ending the long hostility between the Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenbergs and the Hohenzollerns who took their kingdom in 1866.
1919
- A daughter is born to Michael and his wife, and is named Catherine.
- Polish Separatist riots break out in Austrian Galicia.
- The Italian Party of Fascists is formed by Benito Mussolini. The Fascists are an ultranationalist group that wants War with Greater Austria, to gain Trieste and the Tyrol.
- President Woodrow Wilson proclaims that "we have entered an era of Peace" and that "We must keep it that way" by forming a 'League of Nations'. His calls are ignored.
- Prohibition begins in the United States.
1920
- The Italian Party of Fascists quickly becomes a major party in Italian politics.
- A French Fascist Alliance is formed. This party is similar to the Italian party, and calls for war with Germany to gain Alsace-Lorraine, and to take over Belgium.
- The FFA Party rapidly becomes very popular with the French.
- Ireland erupts into riots demanding independence. The British Army is dispatched to put them down.
- Late in the year, the Imperial Japanese Navy heads towards German-held Western Samoa.
1921
- Western Samoa falls to German assault. Within the first three months, the poorly defended German Pacific colonies all have fallen, with the defenders retreating to Tsingtao.
- The Communist Party of China is founded in the Republic.
- Tsingtao is relieved by a German fleet. The United States exerts pressure on Japan to cease expansion in the Pacific and moves a fleet to American Samoa. They eventually agree to hold four-power talks between Japan, Britain, the US, and Germany in Honolulu.
1922
- The Honolulu Treaty is signed. Germany will sell all rights to it's South Pacific colonies to Japan, in return Japan will allow Germany to hold Nauru and it's Chinese concession.
- Three French-speakering citizens of Alsace-Lorraine are arrested in Strassbourg on charges of treason against the German Empire and are scheduled to be executed. In the midst of the incident, it is discovered that they claim citizenship in France. France immediately demands that they be released into French custody, and Germany refuses, noting that all prisoners were born in Alsace-Lorraine after 1871. France increases it's troops on the border, Germany does the same.
- At an isolated border fortress, firing breaks out between French and German forces. No one is sure who fired first, but one thing is for sure- it's war.
1923
- Russia declares war on the German Empire. Austria declares war on Russia and France. Serbia declares war on Austria. England is reluctant to get involved, giving Germany the confidence it needs to launch a massive invasion of France through the low countries. The invasion is devastatingly effective, despite recent French buildups. Indeed, it is effective enough to bring Italy on the side of Germany, despite it's claims against Austria.
- Except for one thing- the United Kingdom goes to war for Belgium, causing a slowing of the French front. In the East, meanwhile, Germany and Russia peer across a line that very roughly follows the pre-war border. Austria is not so lucky- the Hungarian obstructionism takes it's toll and it's military performs horribly.
- Germany is forced to move German troops and equipment into Galicia to hold the front, causing a massive slowdown of it's invasion into France and small Russian advances into Posen and South East Prussia.
1924
- A massive Russian offensive smashes the Galician lines, causing the army to retreat into Hungary. At the very worst moment, Franz Ferdinand refuses assent to the Second Ausgleich. Hungary erupts into revolt.
- Angola falls to Britain, as do all other German colonies outside of SW Afrika and East Afrika, which barely hold.
- Russia, Britain, and France all immediately recognize Hungary. The lines in France begin to be pushed back as Austria becomes a massive problem for the Central Powers.
- Italy pulls out of the war, signing a treaty that restores the status quo- not what they wanted, but all the allies were willing to give.
1925
- Hungary is lost to the Austrians. Russian advances into German territory grow worse and worse, and France is nearing Alsace-Lorraine. Germany offers a surrender.
- Exhausted of war, the English agree, and manage to convince the French. A peace conference is held at the Palace of Versailles.
- The Treaty of Versailles is signed, also known as the Treaty that Helped No one. France gains Lorraine, but not Alsace. Hungary is recognized as an independant Republic (Without Croatia/Slavonia, to their annoyance). Russia takes Galicia and southern East Prussia, along with parts of Posen. It also gained Moldavia from Rumania. It is clear that Germany lost, but many see the treaty as too harsh there. It is only narrowly approved.
- The Treaty is noteworthy for the fact that it caused riots in nearly every major European capital, London one of the few excluded. In Austria, Franz Ferdinand was forced to call out the troops to restore order. In Rumania it was worse, as the government completely fell due to the decision, and fell under a radical regime as the King fled to Berlin. In France, a civil war broke out, one that the Facists would win. St. Petersburg is quiet- a great victory has just been won for the Empire.