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German Foreign Secretary, Food shortages in Germany Public campaign launched in USA breaks off diplomatic Kut al Amara recaptured German forces facing the The Zimmerman telegram British government approves Baghdad captured by British Start of the first revolution Tsar Nicholas II abdicates First Battle of Gaza. British Women’s Auxiliary Army First members of the WAAC Lenin arrives back in Russia United States of America Battle of Arras. British forces Second Battle of the Aisne. Second Battle of Gaza. First Battle of Doiran. At Outbreak of mutinies To combat the German General Robert Nivelle US Congress passes a bill to Imperial War Graves First daylight aeroplane raid Arthur Zimmerman, sends and Austria-Hungary, caused Britain to encourage people relations with Germany as as part of a new British Somme withdraw around offering German support the creation of a National forces in Mesopotamia in Russia as ruler of Russia. The forces from Egypt led by Corps (WAAC) formed in arrive in France by a sealed train allowed to declares war on Germany advance over 5km (3½ Offensive launched by the British troops in Palestine are Salonika Allied troops launch in French army units at submarine threat, British replaced in command of the recruit half a million men for Commission formally on Britain by German Gotha a secret telegram to the by the British blockade and to eat less bread as a result a result of the resumed offensive in Mesopotamia 40km (25 miles) to new, to a Mexican attack on War Museum in London Provisional Government General Sir Archibald Murray Britain, offering women the pass through Germany from and sides with the Allies miles) on the opening day. French under General Robert heavily defeated by Turkish an attack as a prelude to a Châlons-sur-Marne following introduce the convoy French armies by General war service established in London bombers German minister in Mexico the harsh winter, cause of shortages submarine campaign aimed at reaching Baghdad strongly prepared defences the US is made public in (changed to the Imperial War assumes power. nearly break through Turkish chance to serve directly Switzerland The Canadians seize Vimy Nivelle along the Chemin forces in a renewed attempt wider spring offensive in the their recent heavy casualties system, moving large Phillipe Pétain (becoming the present telling him to offer German widespread hardship and known to the British as US newspapers, with the Museum in December, to lines in Palestine but fail to in the armed forces. Over Ridge. Fighting continues des Dames. Following heavy to break through. Balkans. Continues until and defeat. Indiscipline numbers of merchant Commonwealth War Graves support to the Mexicans starvation. Becomes known the Hindenburg Line. The approval of President Wilson reflect the efforts of people exploit their success. 57,000 women enrol in the until 4 May with increasingly casualties, fighting called off 22 May. continues until October. ships together under Commission in 1960) if they were to attack the as the ‘Turnip Winter’. withdrawal continues until from across the Empire) WAAC, with 9,000 serving in heavy casualties. on 20 April after few gains. naval protection United States. The telegram 5 April. France. is intercepted by British Military events naval intelligence. Germany begins a policy of unrestricted submarine Naval events warfare Aviation events Political events Social events

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Battle of Messines. After the Battle of Ortigara. Italians Daylight raid on London by Portuguese troops see First contingent of US troops Russians begin a summer An Arab force from the Hejaz Daylight Gotha bomber raid Theobald von Bethmann- British royal family changes Third Battle of Ypres Heavy rain falls across the Mutiny in the German High Alexander Kerensky French launch a new attack Germans capture Riga on One of the French air force’s Battle of the Menin Road German Gotha bombers Last German airship raid on Battle of Caporetto. Austro- Second Battle of Third Battle of Gaza. Led British government Second Russian Revolution. Third Battle of Ypres Italian retreat from Georges Clemenceau Battle of Cambrai. Using Germans launch strong Jerusalem taken by the Bolshevik government in explosion of 19 huge mines, launch disappointing attack 18 German Gotha bombers action on the Western Front arrives in France offensive against the guided by T E Lawrence on London kills 57 people Hollweg replaced as German its name from Saxe-Coburg- begins, popularly known Ypres battlefields for almost Seas Fleet at Wilhelmshaven becomes Prime Minister of at Verdun and recapture the Baltic coast using their leading fighter aces, Captain Ridge. Renewed attack by start night raids on London London Hungarians and Germans Passchendaele. British and by Allenby, British troops, issues the Balfour Bolsheviks, led by Lenin and ends with the capture of Caporetto ends. With becomes Prime Minster and tanks, aircraft and artillery a counter-attacks at Cambrai British forces in Palestine, Russia signs an armistice British, Irish, Australian and on the Austro-Hungarians kills 157 people and injures for the first time Germans directed by captures the Red Sea port of Chancellor by Georg Gotha to Windsor as Passchendaele. Fighting the whole month, preventing Russia more ground lost the new ‘stormtrooper’ tactics Georges Guynemer, shot British, Australian and New break through the Italian Canadian troops begin the combined with an Australian Declaration, supporting the Trotsky, seize power and Passchendaele village British and French troops Minister of War in France major advance is made into and recapture almost all the ending 673 years of Turkish with the Germans, New Zealand troops seize on the Trentino front in the 432 Alexander Kerensky, war Aqaba Michaelis continues until 10 any progess previous year down and killed in Belgium Zealand troops towards lines on the Isonzo and final assault on the village. attack at Beersheba, finally establishment of a Jewish overthrow the Provisional transferred from the Western the Hindenburg Line. ground they had lost rule suspending hostilities on the Messines Ridge south Alps. Continues until 29 General Sir Edmund Allenby minister in the Provisional November. Passchendaele begins force a retreat of 140km breaking through Turkish homeland in Palestine Government Front, the Italians manage to the Eastern Front of Ypres. Fighting continues June. takes over command of the Government. They suffer steady advances in dry (90 miles). 300,000 Italian lines in Palestine establish a new front along until 14 June. Egyptian Expeditionary Force a series of defeats and Conscription bill passed by Pope Benedict XV makes weather. prisoners are taken. the River Piave. from General Sir Archibald setbacks. Fighting continues the Canadian parliament another appeal for peace Fighting carries on until 10 Murray until 18 July. November.