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Commander in chief of the German armed forces, retained the power to make upper-level changes in military command. Nonetheless, he was largely a shadow monarch.

Wilhelm II had decided that war in Europe was inevitable. He and his advisors determined that, the sooner the war began, the better chance Germany had to win. Germany was allies with the Austria-Hungary Empire.

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The policy for the Schlieffen Plan was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war.

Under the Schlieffen Plan, a large part of the German army would race west, to defeat France, and then return to fight Russia in the east.

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Joseph Simon Gallieni wanted to counter-attack the Germans along the Marne River and halt the German advance.

The First Battle of the Marne resulted in an Allied victory against the German armies in the west.

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The event for Battle of the Somme was a battle between the British and French forces to achieve a victory over the Germans on the Western Front.

The Battle of the Somme was fought by the armies of the British and French Empire against the German Empire.

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Russian armies began invading East Prussia, the far eastern region of Germany. A German army soon arrived and both sides began searching for the perfect opportunity to strike, leading to the Battle of Tannenberg.

World War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia that ended in a German victory over the Russians Empire's experience in World War I.

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The policy for Gallipoli Campaign was intended to allow Allied ships to pass through the Dardanelles, and get ottoman turkey out of war.

Gallipoli Campaign had very little impact on the outcome of the war but he gained great significance for Turkey, New Zealand and Australia.

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The Zimmerman Note proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico only if the United States were to enter World War 1 against Germany.

The Zimmerman Note formed an alliance with Mexico and Japan if the United States declared war on Germany.

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I.

The treaty marked Russia's final withdrawal from World War I and resulted in Russia losing major territorial holdings.

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The Second Battle of the Marne attempted to draw Allied troops South from Flanders to attack in that region.

The Second Battle of the Marne effected the Great War because they were a really good strategic victory and Marne marked the end of a string of German victories.

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The Peace Armistice ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War 1 between the Allies and their last remaining opponent Germany.

The Armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step to ending World War 1.