Historical events 1917

By Alexandra Gilles & Franziska Trilse

Table of contents

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Battles

Weapons

Halifax Explosion

Timeline

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January 19British translate telegram from Reich Foreign Secretary Zimmermann to Mexico, urging them to attack the United States

February 1st

Germany declares unrestricted submarine war

March 15Provisional Government is declared for Russia

April 6President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany

April 16-29French launch offensive attack at Chemin des dames at the cost of many casualties, only to advance 500 yards

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April- JuneHalf a million French soldiers commit mutiny or go on strike and refuse to continue the fail offensive

May 18United States pass a Selective Service Act, empowering the Federal Government to draft men for the armed forces

July 1- 16Russian army lead by Alexander Kerensky begins last and disastrous offensive in Galicia

July 3First wave of American Expeditionary Force lands in France

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July 31 – November 10Battle of Passchendaele, also known as 3rd battle of Ypresminor gains with no breakthrough in the western frontcost of 700 000 casualties on both sides

October 23American troops fire their first shot in trench warfare in France

November 7Bolshevik socialists led by Lenin overthrow Kerensky’s government

December 3The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs armistice with Germany

December 9British capture Jerusalem from the Turks and her Arab allies

Battles

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Battles: Passchendaele

The Battle of Passchendaele Weather as a huge factor

was not taken into account Planes had to be in the air Observer planes were

necessary Fighter planes to protect

your Observer planes also had to be in the air

Not well thought out Ineffective shells due to

mud Due to mud, troops

couldn’t move forward

Weapons

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Weapons

Tankhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/histo

ry/worldwars/wwone/nonflash_tank.shtml

Bayonets Kind of knife Used to toast bread, open

cans, and to scrape mud off of uniforms

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Weapons

Pistols Revolvers Clip-loaded automatics Blow-backs

Expanding propellant gas caused the gun to reload by forcing the bolt back when fired

Halifax Explosion

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Halifax Explosion

The Monte-Blanc and the Imo collide near the Halifax Harbour

Causing a huge explosion

Sourceshttp://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/first_world_war/clips/5499/http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/time_1917.html