World War I- 1917

By evelina51423

  • Turkey Declares Independence

    http://www.littlewhitebull.com/worldwar1/tl1917.htm

  • Germany resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.

    I want to go to sleep. and i don't care about this project. at 8:38

  • US Severs Political Ties with Germany

  • Mexican Constituion Approved

  • Zimmerman Telegraph

    The UK releases The Zimmermann Telegram to the US. This telegraph reveals Germany's bargain with Mexico, proporing an alliance against the US.

  • Tsar Nicholas II abdicates

    Russian Tsar.

  • US Enters the War

    The US declares war on Germany following the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note.

  • Pershing-- US Troops & Brit Convoy System

    Pershing is placed in control of the US Troops. Britain also introduces the 'convoy system' to protect shipping.

  • Petain replaces Neville

    Neville is replaced by Petain as C-in-C; two days later he announces a temporary French switch to defence. (WF)

  • US Espionage Act Passed

  • Start of the Third Battle of Ypres

  • Russian Communist Revolution Begins

    The Bolsheviks, lead by Lenin, seize power in Russia - they want an end to the war.

  • End of the Third Battle of Ypres

  • Clemenceau becomes Prime Minister of France

  • Battle of Cambrai

    First mass use of tanks

  • Allied Supreme War Council Meeting

    First meeting of the Allied Supreme War Council, including Britain, France, Italy and the US.

  • Britain captures Jerusalem

    The British capture Jerusalem, ending 673 years of Turkish/Ottoman rule.

  • Brest-Litovsk Arimistice

    Russia and Germany sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk.