Czar Nicholas II and his family are executed by local Bolsheviks in the provincial town of Ekaterinburg, in the Ural Mountains. The local authorities have feared that the czar might be liberated by anti-Bolshevik "White Guards."

3 Aug.

Allied troops occupy Archangel. They remain on Russian soil until 1920, providing support to the "White Guards."

8 Aug.

In fighting near Amiens, in northern France, the Allies launch an offensive against German troops holding the Paris-Amiens railway. On 10 August they recapture Montdidier.

15 Aug.

The United States ends diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.

12 Sept.

American troops take the German salient at Saint-Mihiel.

18 Sept.

Great Britain launches its last offensive of the war against the Turks, resulting in the capture of Beirut and Damascus in October.

30 Sept.

Bulgaria surrenders to the Allies.

3 Oct.

In response to growing public unrest over a string of military defeats, Prince Max of Baden is named chancellor of Germany...