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Western Front
•Trench warfare
•Small land gains
•Germany vs. UK & France
http://www.collectinghistory.net/trench.jpg
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Eastern Front•Absence of
trenches•Larger land gains•German,
Austrians, Turks vs. Russia & Serbs
•More mobile warfare
http://clevelode-battletours.com/images/usaargonnetank.jpg
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Both Fronts•Huge numbers of soldiers killed•Mass destruction of land•Deplorable conditions•Stalemates
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Battle of Marne, 1914 & 1918• Germany moves thru
Belgium• French troops move
to halt advance–British Expeditionary Forces (BEF) join
• G. halted & defensive • By end May 1918 G.
@ Marne againMs. Ramos
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army
Battle of Ypres, 1914,1915,1917
• 1914: BEF stops G.
• 1915: 1st use of poison gas by Germany
Ms. Ramoshttp://www.eurekacouncil.com.au/Australia-History/History-Pages/1917-battle_of_passchendaele.htm
•1917: over-ambitious aims & bad weather led to 250,000 dead
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_wounded.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/The_Way_to_the_Front.jpg
Battle of Verdun, 1916• Unsuccess. G battle w/ France• No strategic gains anyone• F Gen Joseph Joffre “Ils ne
passeront pas”: They shall not pass!
• 3 F forts surrender to G• UK & Russia help F• G on defense• By Nov, F back to Feb position
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http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun33/afterbattle.jpg
http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun66/fotokerkhof01.jpg
Battle of Somme, 1916• One of biggest
slaughters• UK plan march
across no-mans, fail rid wire & gun post
• Huge losses both• July-Nov: UK 3
miles short 1st day objective
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http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/ww1/photoessay.htm
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/winter/w3206/edit/sommebattle.html
Battle of Cambrai, 1917
• Ex of tank & surprise break trench deadlock
• 476 tanks move against G
• Calvary fail take full adv.
Ms. Ramos
http://pages.123-reg.co.uk/jerryandjanet-526112/thegreatwar/id3.html
Classroom Video. "The Western Front - World War I." CaliforniaStreaming. http://www.californiastreaming.org