I Stalemate on the Western Front Failures of the Schlieffen Plan Russia mobilized more quickly than expected British joined French forces Germany defeated in 1 st Battle of the Marne Both sides dug trenches to protect troops ID: 758535
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Slide1
A New Kind of War
11.2 NotesSlide2
I. Stalemate on the Western Front
Failures of the
Schlieffen
Plan
Russia mobilized more quickly than expected
British joined French forces
Germany defeated in 1
st
Battle of the Marne
Both sides dug trenches to protect troops
Stalemate lasts four yearsSlide3
II. Technology of WWISlide4
The Western FrontSlide5
Trench WarfareSlide6Slide7Slide8Slide9
Questions
What kinds of problems and conditions do you think people in the trenches had to deal with?
Write you answer in your notesSlide10
No Man’s LandSlide11
Machine GunSlide12Slide13Slide14Slide15
TanksSlide16Slide17Slide18Slide19
ArtillerySlide20Slide21
GrenadesSlide22
Poison GasSlide23Slide24
AirplanesSlide25Slide26
Fighting Overseas in ColoniesSlide27Slide28Slide29
III. Battle on Other Fronts
Russia losses on the Eastern Front
Russia was least industrialized and poorly equipped
Losses more devastating on Eastern Front due to more mobile battle linesSlide30
The Eastern FrontSlide31
III. Battle on Other Fronts cont.
Ottoman Empire joins central powers
Turks cut off Russia in the Dardanelles a straight connecting the Black Sea and Mediterranean
T.E. Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia fought guerrilla war vs. the Turks