1917: The Decisive Year of the War

1. 1917: The Decisive Year of the War The Russian Revolution and the entrance of the United States.

2. The U.S. Stays out This was a European problem and had nothing to do with the United States.

3. Germany attacks outsiders… To break the Stalemate… …Germans tried to cut off supplies to Britain.

4. The U.S. enters the war… • They believe the war was a conflict of old European rivalries. • By 1917, the U.S. was suspicious of German intentions and angered by the sinking of U.S. citizens and property. • Once Germany said that they would openly attack any ships in the North Atlantic, the U.S. declared war on the triple alliance.

5. The Russian Revolution • Russia had not properly equipped or trained their soldiers, as a result they were being beaten by the Germans. Germany was in danger of being swallowed up by Russia’s superior numbers.

6. Problems on the home front • Russia had not properly equipped or trained their soldiers, as a result they were being beaten by the Germans. Czar Nicholas of Russia Grigori Rasputin

7. Revolution! • Vladimir Lenin led a communist revolution that overthrew the government and signed a peace treaty with Germany. Lenin

8. Halifax Explosion December 6th – 1917 School had just begun that morning The Mont Blanc catches fire after colliding with ship in the harbour

9. The Blast • The Halifax Explosion was the largest man made explosion until the atomic bomb. • 2000 were killed and another 20’000 injured • Halifax was destroyed and rescue was slow because of blizzards.

10. Spanish Flu • The Spanish flu killed 100 million people world wide during the war. • It killed young healthy people, sometimes over night.

11. For your notes • The Halifax Explosion was the largest man made explosion until the atomic bomb. • 2000 were killed and another 20’000 injured • Halifax was destroyed and rescue was slow because of blizzards. • The Spanish flu killed 100 million people world wide during the war. • It killed young healthy people, sometimes over night.