PPT-World War One A Two Front War

Germanys Schlieffen Plan failed and Germany quickly found itself fighting a twofront war against Britain and France in the west and against Russia in the east The Western Front B oth . A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 57513 2003 HighScope Educational Research Foundation 21 Language and Literacy Language and Literacy Language and Literacy Circle one Item Q R S T U V W X Circle one Level 12345 Date Observer Circ Content of the box • TwoTramp-it • Two • Two • Two • Two • Two ATTENTION! THIS MANUAL MUST BE READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTOOD BEFORE USING THE TRAMP-IT SPORTS Review Questions. Who’s death began . W. orld . W. ar 1?. What type of warfare was characteristic of the Western Front?. What country pulled out of the war in 1917, signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. By Erich Maria Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front. The novel is fictional, but it is based upon Remarque’s personal experiences during the war.. It was first published in 1929. More than one million copies were sold, and it was translated into twenty-three languages.. ‘In this war, by “War Pictures” we mean, pre-eminently, paintings of the Blitz. In the last war we would have meant pictures of the Western Front … The background to this war, corresponding to the Western Front in the last war, is the bombed city.’ (Stephen Spender, 1943. The Home Front During World War I. Agenda: . WWI . Home . Front. End WWI. FYI:. WWI Vocab/Map Quiz Tomorrow. CBA (for a grade) November 15. WWI . Test November . 17 . Wednesday. Mobilizing for War. Before the war, the federal government played a minor role in the daily lives of most Americans. But during World War I, the government assumed new powers. It regulated industrial and agricultural production, worked to shape public opinion, and established a new military draft. While war required sacrifice, it also brought new economic opportunities, and many Americans migrated to other parts of the country in search of these opportunities. The war permanently changed Americans’ relationship with their government.. 1914-1918. Avoid a two front war. Attack one at a time. 6 weeks to take France. Austria will hold off Russia. Attack north through Belgium and circle around Paris. Trap the French against the Alps. Schlieffen Plan. A ‘World’ War. “Terrain of death” (Western) and “front front” (Eastern) were significant parts of a WORLD war. Stalemates in the trenches led Allies and Central Powers to look elsewhere for victory. The Allies & Axis Powers converted to total war for the second time in 20 years . When World War II began, Germany used a “lightning war” strategy called blitzkrieg that relied on fast, strong attacks using air raids, artillery, & tanks. . Lesson 2 . Fighting the Great War . Learning Objectives. Understand how trench warfare led to a stalemate on the Western Front.. Identify and describe the impact of modern military technology on the fighting.. Rationing. Many products were in short supply. Metal had to be used to make tanks and battleships. Medicine was needed on the battlefields. Imports were hard to get from other countries at war; especially rubber for tires because it came from SE Asia. First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . Chapters 22-25 . History Alive!. , Ch. 11 . Americans. History Alive!.  . Ch. . 22: From Neutrality to War . p. . 283-291. “Was it in the national interest of the US to stay neutral or declare war in 1917?”. Causes of World War I. Imperialism. The rise of imperialism led to economic rivalries among the major European powers. Each wanted to have more colonies than their rivals.. Causes of World War I. Militarism.