1918
Key events from 1918
1918
- World War I ends with the Armistice of Compiègne on November 11, concluding four years of unprecedented global warfare.
- The Spanish flu pandemic spreads worldwide, infecting one-third of the global population and killing 50-100 million people.
- The Austro-Hungarian Empire collapses, leading to the creation of new nations including Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia.