A list of events I've compiled so far with possible results.
Year
Date Event
Result
1914
June 28 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austro-Hungarian empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia
WAR!!
December 25 - Unofficial Christmas truce declared by soldiers along the Western Front
All units (both sides) that are wounded are fully healed. (Would be super if we could limit this to only those countries actually at war would be even better if we could limit this to those on the Western Front)
1915
January 19-20 - First German zeppelin attack on England
German gains X mount of research points towards Lighter-than-Air Craft.
February 4 - German U-boat attacks on Allied and neutral shipping; declares blockade of Britain
British resources and trade routes are affected negatively. Either Britain loses access to some resources or her trade routes are cut in half.
March 11 - Britain announces blockade of German ports.
German resources and trade routes are affected negatively. Either Germany loses access to some resources or her trade routes are cut in half.
April 26 - France, Russia, Italy and Britain conclude secret Treaty of London
Italy breaks pacts with Central Powers.
May 7 - U-boat sinks British liner Lusitania with the loss of American lives, creating a US-German diplomatic crisis
Germany takes diplomatic hits from all Neutral Countries
May 23 - Ignoring treaty agreements with the Central Powers, Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
August 1915 to March 1916 - Fokker Scourge
Makes for a nice quest build X amounts of Fokker EIIIs and all Central Power planes gain Combat I (10% str) and maybe even Ace (25% evasion)
1916
March 9 - Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico
Mexico takes a diplomatic hit with the US. Possibly some raider like units attack the US through the border with Mexico.
April 24 - Easter rebellion starts in Ireland
Britain takes a Major diplomatic hit with Ireland Ireland gains X amounts of X units that it can use to attack British land forces with. (These land units should have a hidden nationality on them so it doesnt cause the two countries to go to war.)
May 4 - Germany renounces submarine policy
Diplomatic hits that Germany took from earlier event are erased
May 19 - Britain and France conclude Sykes-Picot agreement
Set up for an event in November 7 1917
May 31 to June 1 - Battle of Jutland, the biggest naval battle in history, ultimately without a clear victor
Both British and German naval forces are wounded but gain experience.
June 5 - With British support (led by T.E. Lawrence), Hussein, grand sherif of Mecca, lead an Arab revolt against the Turks in the Hejaz
Turkey suffers major internal riots with Arab raiders appearing in land to destroy infrastructure.
August 28 - Italy declares war on Germany
War between Germany and Italy
1917
January 31 - Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany takes diplomatic hits from all Neutral Countries
February 3 - US severs diplomatic ties with Germany
Any treaties between US and Germany are null and void. Both take diplomatic hits with each other
February 24 - Zimmermann Telegram is passed to the US by Britain, detailing alleged German proposal of an alliance with Mexico against the US
Set up for an American event on March 1 of 1917
March 1 - Zimmermann Telegram published in US press
Germany and Mexico both take diplomatic hits with the US Germany takes more than Mexico
March 12 - US President Woodrow Wilson announces arming of US merchantmen by executive order after failing to win approval from Congress
US transports gain Combat I (10%) promotion
March 15 - Tsar Nicholas II abdicates as a consequence of Russian Revolution
Russia descends into total chaos riots break out in all cities.
April 6 - US declares war on Germany
War between US and Germany
April 16 - Lenin arrives in Russia
Set up a later event on November 7
April 29 to May 20 - Mutiny breaks out among French army
French land units are all wounded as a result (would be better if we could come up with a promotion that gives them a -50% str penalty instead of wounding them)
November 7 - Bolshevik Revolution in Russia results in Communist government under Lenin taking office - Russia releases a copy of the Sykes-Picot agreement
Russia gets a new leader Lenin (Do we have a Lenin leaderhead?) Also Britain and France take Major diplomatic hits from Arab nations
December 5 - Halifax Disaster HUGE explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) that virtually wipes out a town after a ship carrying ammo blows up.
British resources or trade routes are cut. Maybe even her merchant fleet is damaged?
December 7 - US declares war on Austria-Hungary
War between US and Austria-Hungary
December 22 - Russia opens separate peace negotiations with Germany (Brest-Litovsk)
Set up for later event for March 3 1918
1918
January thru September - T.E. Lawrence leads Arab guerrillas in successful campaign against Turkish positions in Arabia and Palestine
Turkey faces more riots and Arab attacks
March 3 - Soviet Russia concludes separate peace negotiations in treaty of Brest-Litovsk
PEACE!! Russia and all Central Powers are now at peace
July 16-17 - Former Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, and children, are murdered by the Bolsheviks
Russia takes diplomatic hits with all Allied nations (maybe even some of the Central Powers as well)
September 29 - Bulgaria concludes armistice negotiations
PEACE!! Bulgaria and all Allied Powers are now at peace
October 3-4 - Germany and Austria send peace notes to US President Woodrow Wilson requesting an armistice
Setup for later event for November 3 and November 7
October 30 - Turkey concludes an armistice with the Allies
PEACE!! Turkey and all Allied Powers are now at peace
November 3 - German fleet mutinies at Kiel
German navy is wounded or acquires a -50% str penalty
November 3 - Trieste falls to the Allies; Austria-Hungary concludes an armistice
PEACE!! Austria-Hungary and all Allied Powers are now at peace
November 7 11 - Germany negotiates an armistice with the Allies in Ferdinand Foch's railway carriage headquarters at Compiegne
PEACE!! Germany and all Allied Powers are now at peace
November 11 - WAR IS OVER
Game End (or is it?)
