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From the accession to the throne of Edward VII, until the outbreak of World War I, Great Britain remained the world's dominant political, economic, and military power.

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Colonial and trade rivalries pushed European powers into competitive alliances, such as the Triple Entente of Britain, France, and Russia.

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After British and French forces halted the westward German advance at the First Battle of the Marne in September.

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During the war, Irish republican extremists had courted support and on Easter Monday, launched an armed rebellion, seizing the General Post Office in Dublin.

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Disillusionment with the failures of the war effort led to revolution in Russia.

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Great Britain managed to negotiate a partition with a group of Irish delegates, establishing the Irish Free State.

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The former colobies, already largely self-governing, had been given a level playing field with Great Britain in the British Commonwealth of Nations.

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Germany's postwar experiment with democracy ended abruptly.

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It was the year of the fall of France, Great Britain was alone.

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Hitler broke his pact with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union.

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Great Britain was able to persevere until the end of the war.