1916 CE

The Battle of the Somme begins as British and French forces attack German lines in northern France, causing over one million casualties; The Battle of Verdun between France and Germany leaves nearly 700,000 dead or wounded, symbolizing the Western Front stalemate; The Brusilov Offensive gives Russia major gains against Austria-Hungary but with heavy losses; The Battle of Jutland in the North Sea, the war’s largest naval battle, ends without a clear victor but secures British naval dominance; The Arab Revolt is launched against Ottoman rule with British support and T. E. Lawrence; The Easter Rising in Dublin sees Irish republicans stage a doomed revolt against British rule.

In the 1910s, the 20th century.