Before the English Civil War, King Charles I and Parliament kept having arguments. this led to Oliver Cromwell Jacob Cromwell( Oliver Cromwell, Jacob Cromwell ) and Parliament to declare war on the Royalists in 1639 1642( 1639, 1642 ). By 1647, Charles I had been captured but escaped later and put on house arrest. As the Civil War continued, Charles was again captured in 1648 and his son, Charles II fled to France. Oliver Cromwell offered the idea to Charles of him remaining the King but with less power. When Charles rejected the offer, in January 1649 June 1649 October 1649( January 1649, June 1649, October 1649 ), Charles I was beheaded and followed was Oliver Cromwell's rule in England from 1649-1654 1656 1658 1661( 1654, 1656, 1658, 1661 ). Oliver Cromwell later died and when Charles II heard of this he returned to England, killed Oliver Cromwell's son [who was going to be the new protector of England] and restored the Monarchy Republic( Monarchy, Republic ).

World War I began on August July September June( August, July, September, June ) 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary Germany Russia( Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia ) declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia China Japan Italy( Russia, China, Japan, Italy ), Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations. Western and eastern fronts quickly opened along the borders of Germany Russia( Germany, Russia ) and Austria-Hungary.