In the nation of Iran (which English speakers of the time called “Persia”), both Britain and Russia have a military presence, with Turkish troops crossing the border. As a result, Iran suffered famine, disease, and hardship during the war, despite formally remaining neutral.

In Greece, the question of whether to join the Allies split the government and led to what is known as the “National Schism.”

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Fanfare

Opening War Theme

String Quartet in F Major
Composed in 1903 by Maurice Ravel. Public domain.
Performed by The Musicians from Marlboro and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.

Closing War Theme 

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By early 1917, the British are advancing into Ottoman Palestine, with an assist from the Arab Revolt.

Later in the year, as British troops approach Jerusalem, the British Government declares its support for “a national home for the Jewish people.” It is not clear exactly what that means.

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Opening War Theme

“Hatikvah”
Composed in 1888 by Samuel Cohen and Naftali Herz Imber. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source. 

“Hava Nagila”
Composed in 1915 by Abraham Zevi Idelsohn. Public Domain.

Closing War Theme 

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In 1917, just as the U.S. enters the Great War, the evangelist Billy Sunday, the biggest name in American religion, holds his largest revival ever in New York City.

On the other side of the Atlantic, in Portugal, three peasant children tell a story of visions of the Virgin Mary that will amaze, fascinate, and sometimes divide Catholics for the rest of the century.

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Opening War Theme

“Bringing in the Sheaves”
Composed in 1880 by George Minor and Knowles Shaw. Public Domain.

“When the Roll is Called Up Yonder”
Composed in 1893 by James Milton Black. Public Domain.

Ave Maria
Composed in 1825 by Franz Schubert. Public Domain.
Performed by Bradley Chapman and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.

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