PPT-The Western Front

1914 1918 Sonja Bella and Robbe Opening up the Western front in 1914 Germany established the Western front in 1914 This move was a part of Germanys Schlieffen Plan Reason for Britain to join the war. L/O – To identify the main changes in warfare brought about by the First World War. The Race to the Sea. The Battle of the Marne was a . turning point. . The Schlieffen Plan had failed. Germany was now caught up in a war on . What lingering issues remain from last era?. German-French rivalry. Nationalism in Austria-Hungary. Nationalism in Ottoman Empire. Russia on the verge of revolt. Causes. 1.) Alliance system. Triple Alliance. Western Front of Germany. ______-________ was restored to France.. Western Front of Germany. Alsace-Lorraine was restored to France.. True or False. Western Front of Germany. The provinces of _____ & Malmedy were given to Belgium after plebiscites.. Unit . 2: . World War . I. The . Deadlock on the Western . Front. The . Failure of the Plans. The . Schlieffen. Plan. Background. Created . by General von . Schlieffen. in 1905. Assumptions. war . would be on two fronts against France and Russia. 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.. The region to the west of Germany where the Germans were fighting against the French. British and Canadian forces (Belgium, France, etc.). Horrors on the Western Front. Rows of deep trenches were dug . 29.2. Setting the Stage. 1914 Europe is . divided. (Triple Entente &Triple Alliance). A-H declared war against . Serbia. Countries took sides. One of the . largest . most destructive wars in history. Vice-President David Jaffe. . Dress for Success: the Do’s and Don’ts of MUN Etiquette. DO: raise placard until arm is 75% extended and project the word “present”. DO NOT: stand and say “[full country name] is present and voting”. Following the outbreak of . World War I. in 1914, the . German Army. opened the . Western Front. by first invading . Luxembourg. and . Belgium. , then gaining military control of important industrial regions in . A “War of . . Attrition. ”. THE INITIAL GERMAN ADVANCE. Germany’s advance halted at the Battle of the Marne. . “Race to the Sea”. Four Years of Stalemate on the western Front.. A Multi-Front War. . 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.. 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. World War I and the Russian Revolution (1914–1924) Topic 2 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. What was . the Western Front?. The Western Front. . The two main fronts:. . On your coloured and labeled map of the alliances in your workbook, mark the Western front and the Eastern front. . Schlieffen Plan.