HIST 1010 Lecture 6: WW1 (B)
8 Apr 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. The sykes-picot agreement carves up the middle east into zones of inluence. The germans almost win when french army nearly collapses july 1917 (ypres) Revoluion in russia leads to russians asking for a peace treaty. August 8 the black day of the german army . On september 29, ludendorf 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, batle of the marne (begins september 6, first batle of ypres (october 18) 1915: victory of germans at gorlice on the eastern front (may, first zeppelin raid on britain (january 19) 1916: batle of verdun (february 21, batle of the somme (july 1) 1917: us declares war on germany (april 6, start of 3rd batle of ypres (july 31)
