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Battle of the Marne (1914) Begins the Stalemate (early trenches develop) French race to the Marne River to stop the advancing Germans- Many in taxis. This establishes the Western Front

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Battle of the Marne (1914). Begins the Stalemate (early trenches develop). French race to the Marne River to stop the advancing Germans- Many in taxis. This establishes the Western Front. Ypres 1 and 2. Ypres 1 pushes Germans back out of France. Ypres 2 introduces gas. The Somme. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Battle of the Marne (1914)

Battle of the Marne (1914)Begins the Stalemate (early trenches develop)

French race to the Marne River to stop the advancing Germans- Many in taxis. This establishes the Western Front

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Ypres 1 and 2Ypres 1 pushes Germans back out of France Ypres 2 introduces gas

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The Somme

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Verdun-Symbol of ‘Attrition’- “They shall not pass”………250 000 dead

Started Feb 1916….ended Dec 1916…at the same spot.

French victory? Look at the Fort before

o Look at the Fort after

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Vimy Ridge…Canada’s Identity

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Passchendaele (Ypres 3)

Breaking the stalemate Conditions to ‘end all wars’

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End of the War (Ainse-Marne)