World War I

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World War I

• A New Kind of Conflict

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I. The Western Front

• Germany violated own Schlieffen Plan
• Russians mobilized quicker
• France was stronger
• Both sides built trenches dug in for the winter
• The stalemate begins

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II. Trench Warfare

• Linked bunkers, communication, gun
  emplacements
• Broiled in summer, froze in winter, damp cold
  in spring
• Rats lice
• WWI video clip.asf

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Over the Top
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• Extremely deadly
• 1st mechanized war
• NO MANS LAND
• Artillery was inaccurate
• Gas, tanks U-Boats
• Loss of Moral

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NO MANS LAND
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WWI Artillery
Schlieffen Plan
WWI Tanks
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III. Major Battles

• Battle of Verdun German offensive 500,000
  casualties
• longest battle in history (10 months), began w/ 9
  hr artillery, 1 million shells from 25 miles away
• The French battle cry They Shall Not Pass
• Battle of the Somme, Allied offensive 1,000,000
  dead

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IV. Eastern Front

• Battle lines swayed back forth over large areas
• Germany winning pushing deep into Russia
• Russia was least industrialized lacked the 3 Bs

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Russians fleeing from 1914 Battle of Tannenberg