HIST 1010 Lecture 7: WW1 (B)
4 Dec 2016
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Agenda: war in the middle east, the americans enter the war, the russians leave the war, the last year, the ruins. Allenby : allenby enters jerusalem, december 1917. The sykes-picot agreement carves up the middle east into zones of influence. The germans almost win when french army nearly collapses july 1917 (ypres) Declare war on germany, april 6, 1917. Revolution in russia leads to russians asking for a peace treaty. August 8 the black day of the german army . On september 29, ludendorff announces that germany can"t win. 1914: germany declares war on russia and france (aug 1 and 3, britain declares war on germany (august 4, battle of the marne (begins september 6, first battle of ypres (october 18) 1915: victory of germans at gorlice on the eastern front (may, first zeppelin raid on britain (january 19) 1916: battle of verdun (february 21, battle of the somme (july 1)
