Armistice that ends World War I: Collapse of the Second Reich, cession of Alsace-Lorraine and subsequent French occupation of the Ruhr; Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia are created and Romania expands); Collapse of the Byzantine Empire which is divided between France (Syria and Lebanon) and England (Palestine and Mesopotamia) World War I: 9 to 12 million deaths (uncertainty is given by Russian casualties: 5 to 8 million) – 116,516 American victims – 65 million people involved in 18 countries – Cost: 2.85 trillion US dollars
