Ms. Ramos. Western Front Trench warfare Small land gains Germany vs. UK & France Ms. Ramos.

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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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http://www.uoregon.edu/~kimball/images/maps/1914-WW1.RUS.Ctq39.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.

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http://pages.123-reg.co.uk/jerryandjanet-526112/thegreatwar/id3.html

Classroom Video. "The Western Front - World War I." CaliforniaStreaming. http://www.californiastreaming.org

Classroom Video. "The Western Front - World War I." CaliforniaStreaming. http://www.californiastreaming.org