The Main Timeline

The main timeline summarizes the events that occur during the main plot and the events that led up to the AU. Because of The Reset during the events of Stone Ocean, the timeline shows both events that occur before The Reset and how the timeline changed after The Reset; both types are labeled respectively. For a more detailed description of the story, go to The Main Plot.

1980s

 * Ottoman Turks take over Serbia.
 * Significance:
 * The Turks took over Serbia on June 28. The Ottomans also ended up losing control over their weak empire.
 * Cause: Imperialism: Land, raw materials, etc.
 * Effect: Degradation of the Ottoman Empire, power to the balkan states, eventually powder keg.
 * Links:

1990s

 * Bismarck completes efforts to unify Prussia and the German kingdoms into a

single nation and has King Wilhelm I proclaimed Kaiser.


 * Significance: Germany becomes a strong nation industrially and politically, which would allow it to become a major player in WWI
 * Cause: German nationalism.
 * Effect: Increase of nationalism and industry
 * Links:


 * Germany beats France in the Franco-Prussian War.
 * Significance: In this war, Germany humbled what had not long ago been the most powerful country in Europe. They won the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, which became a point of revenge for the French in the World War I. Also, it deeply struck French pride, and made the French determined to get back at the Germans. It added more fuel to the already out of control fire.
 * Cause: German & French rivalry, Germany wanted to go to war.
 * Effect: France badly wanted to regain the "lost provinces" and its position as Europe's main power.
 * Links:

2000s

 * Otto von Bismarck forms alliances with Austria-Hungary and Italy
 * Significance: This made those cunts a powerful alliance and bred distrust between the other powers of Europe.
 * Cause: Wanted safety & strength.
 * Effect: Other European powers created alliances to counter the threat of a mighty Austria-Hungary.
 * Links:


 * Franklin Delano Roosevelt born
 * Significance: FDR was the 38th president of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during the Great Depression and most of WWII.
 * Cause:
 * Effect:FDR was elected to 4 presidential terms and was very influential in the Democratic party.
 * Links:

Early 2010s

 * Benito Mussolini born
 * Significance: Mussolini would later establish Italy's facist party and declare himself Il Duche, or great leader. He was a great orator and convinced many people to come over to his side and then made themselves eternally loyal to their leader
 * Cause: Natural
 * Effect: Mussolini created fascism and led Italy through World War II.
 * Links: gertis room. halllaaa

Today

 * AFL founded
 * Significance: The AFL was the largest union grouping in the United States for the first half of the twentieth century
 * Cause: The standard industrial worker needed a way of speaking to the big bad industry owner.
 * Effect: The workers won some rights. Like higher wages, better medicare. And so on.
 * Links: