1. Historical events 1917 By Alexandra Gilles & Franziska Trilse

2. Table of contents  Time line  Battles  Weapons  Halifax Explosion

3. Timeline

4. BattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion Time line January 19 British translate telegram from Reich Foreign Secretary Zimmermann to Mexico, urging them to attack the United States February 1 st Germany declares unrestricted submarine war March 15 Provisional Government is declared for Russia April 6 President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany April 16-29 French launch offensive attack at Chemin des dames at the cost of many casualties, only to advance 500 yards

5. Time lineBattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion Time line April- June Half a million French soldiers commit mutiny or go on strike and refuse to continue the fail offensive May 18 United States pass a Selective Service Act, empowering the Federal Government to draft men for the armed forces July 1- 16 Russian army lead by Alexander Kerensky begins last and disastrous offensive in Galicia July 3 First wave of American Expeditionary Force lands in France

6. Time lineBattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion Time line July 31 – November 10 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as 3 rd battle of Ypres  minor gains with no breakthrough in the western front  cost of 700 000 casualties on both sides October 23 American troops fire their first shot in trench warfare in France November 7 Bolshevik socialists led by Lenin overthrow Kerensky’s government December 3 The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs armistice with Germany December 9 British capture Jerusalem from the Turks and her Arab allies

7. Battles

8. Time lineBattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion 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

9. Weapons

10. Time lineBattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion Weapons  Tank  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/w orldwars/wwone/nonflash_tan k.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/w orldwars/wwone/nonflash_tan k.shtml  Bayonets  Kind of knife  Used to toast bread, open cans, and to scrape mud off of uniforms

11. Time lineBattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion Weapons  Pistols  Revolvers  Clip-loaded automatics  Blow-backs  Expanding propellant gas caused the gun to reload by forcing the bolt back when fired

12. Halifax Explosion

13. Time lineBattlesWeaponsHalifax Explosion  The Monte-Blanc and the Imo collide near the Halifax Harbour  Causing a huge explosion

14. Sources http://archives.cbc.ca/war_conflict/first_ world_war/clips/5499/ http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/timeline/ti me_1917.html