Year 1917 War Turmoil and Major Global Events Summary
A sweeping recap of 1917 outlines U S entry into World War I, Russian upheaval, Greek royal crisis, and British and Italian offensives. It notes German submarine campaigns, U S troop deployments, the selective draft, and key battles from Arras to the Piave, plus later U S military and economic mobilization efforts.
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United States of America
Germany
Nicholas
Russia
United States
West Front
Arras
Flanders
St. Quentin
Austria
Tolmino
Adriatic
Italy
Siam
Constantine
Greece
France
Disasters Worldwide in 1917 Cited Across Lands and Seas
A 1917 brief lists disasters including For mosa earthquake killing 800, Bali Island quake with 50 dead, a Chicago tenement fire death toll of 25, Archangel ship blast killing 880, Yokohama explosion with 100 dead, the Mendi sinking costing 625 South African lives, an Indiana tornado killing over 20, another tornado in New York area injuring 200, and a Russian ammunition plant blast near Chester Pennsylvania killing 112.
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Hastings
Ludlow
Cola
Gyoengoes
Hungary
Kansas
Illinois
Ilinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
San Salvador
Salvador
Butte
Mont
Niagara Gorge
New Waterford
Cape Breton
Clay
Athens
Africa
North Branford
Conn
Saloniki
Greece
Tokio
Natal
South Africa
Halifax
Mont Blanc
Imo
United States
Formosa
Bali Island
Malay Archipelago
Ob Peay Sa Seprenes Sae Eee
Chicago
Archangel
Yokohama
Indiana
City of
New
Chester
Industrial unrest and wartime labor strife in 1917
The year saw widespread labor tension in the United States driven by war conditions. Strikes threatened rail workers, copper miners in Arizona, and shipyard machinists amid government efforts to curb price rises and keep industries productive during wartime.
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United States
United States Supreme Court
Arizona
Bigbee
Ariz
Industrial Workers of the World
San Francisco
Oration of Labor
Buffalo
Pape S Brengemwed
Riots and prosecutions mark nationwide race conflicts
The report details riots in East St. Louis and Houston with numerous deaths and property losses, followed by criminal trials and hangings. It notes a congressional inquiry and a U S infantry unit involved in a Houston riot, plus Milwaukee bombings and a national push for a constitutional amendment on prohibition.
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East St. Mo
Twenty-fourth U. S Infantry
Houston
Tex
Milwaukee
Wis
San Antonio
House of Representatives
Senate
End of Mexico United States friction as World War I draws focus
The U S Mexico crisis eased in 1917 as Wilson ordered troop withdrawal on February 5 after a year in Mexico. Pershing led forces out, Carranza was elected president on March 11, and order began to return. Villa activity resumed in late year with the Ojinaga battle on November 18 and cross-border internments.
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Hoover
Wilson
H. A. Garfield
United States
United States Wheat Committee
Mexico
Carranza
Pershing
Global unrest and revolutions mark 1917 year
The article notes widespread unrest in 1917 across nations including Russia, Greece, and China. It cites the Russian abdication of Czar Nicholas, Greek monarchist changes, and a failed attempt to restore the Chinese monarchy leading to civil war and a Republican government. It also mentions Britain's Irish question and Home Rule demand in March.
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Russia
Czar
Nicholas
Constantine
Greece
China
Henan Tang
Manche
Chang Bean
Peking
Gomes
Great Britain
House of Commons
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Aussia
Kronstadt
Petrograd
Eliba Root
American Railroad Commission
John F. Stevens
John J. Pershing
London
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Alexander
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Kerensky
Dixmunde
Warneton
Adriatic Sea
Monté Santo
Liberia
America
Isonzo
Antilles
Peru
Uruguay
Brazil
Tagliamento
Piave
Scarpe
Byng
M. Lenine
Alcedo
Cambrai
United States Congress
Austria-Hungary
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