The First World War by year - 1917

Arguably the most important year in World War One as far as military engagements go - can you name the specifics?

This quiz does not cover every event during wartime 1917, only some key aspects

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Date	Hint	Answer
9th January	The British drive the Ottomans out of Sinai in this battle	Battle of Rafa
11th January	The British initiate the raid of this river in France	The Ancre
1st Febuary	Indecisive as ever, Germany resumes unrestricted warfare with these crafts	Submarines
23rd February	These forces recpature the city of Kut in the Second Battle of Kut	British Forces
8th March	The British capture this city in modern-day Iraq	Baghdad
15th March	This emperor of Russia abdicates, a provisional government is appointed	Czar Nicholas II
26th March	The British fail to capture this city, in its corresponding battle	Gaza City
2nd April	Australians attack this commune in northern France	Noreuil
6th April	This soon-to-emerge global superpower declares war on Germany	Unites States of America
19th April	Ottoman lines resist a British attack in the second battle for this Middle Eastern city	Gaza City
12th May	This river flowing through Italy sees its 10th battle fought in its area	Isonzo
12th June	King Constantine I abdicates as king from this country	Greece
13th June	The first successful heavy bombing raid on London is executed by this revolutionary unmanned bomber	Gotha I.IV.
25th June	The first troops from this country land in France	United States of America
30th June	Greece declares war on these powers	Central Powers
6th July	Arab rebels lead by this British colonel seize the port of Aqaba	Lawrence of Arabia
31st July	This battle begins in Belgium, with over 420,000 total casualites	Battle of Passchendaele
20th August	The Second Offensive Battle of Verdun occurs in this region	Lorraine
28th September	The Battle of Ramadi begins in this geographic region, corresponding today to much of the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East	Mesopotamia
14th October	This British operation to land amphibiously on the coast of Belgium is cancelled	Operation Hush
26th October	A second battle initiates around this small Belgian village, resulting in over 30,000 casualties	Passchendaele
31st October	In the Third Battle of Gaza, the British break through the lines of this belligerent	Ottoman Empire
5th November	The Allies agree to establish a Supreme War Council at this French city	Versailles
7th November	The October Revolution begins in Russia, these marxists seize power	Bolsheviks
17th November	The battle for this holy city begins	Jerusalem
7th December	The United States declares war on this country	Austria-Hungary
11th December	These forces send troops to the Middle East to aid in the Battle of Jerusalem	British Forces
16th December	Russia signs a preliminary armistice with this country	Germany

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