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A New Kind of War11.2 Notes
I. Stalemate on the Western FrontFailures of the Schlieffen Plan
Russia mobilized more quickly than expected
British joined French forces Germany defeated in 1st Battle of the
MarneBoth sides dug trenches to protect
troopsStalemate lasts four years
II. Technology of WWI
Weapons
Poison Gas
Machine
GunArtiller
y
Vehicles
Zeppelins
Airplanes
U-boats- German
Submarines
Tanks
The Western Front
Trench Warfare
Questions
What kinds of problems and conditions do you think people in the trenches had to deal with?
Write you answer in your notes
No Man’s Land
Machine Gun
Tanks
Artillery
Grenades
Poison Gas
Airplanes
Fighting Overseas in Colonies
III. Battle on Other Fronts
Russia losses on the Eastern FrontRussia was least industrialized and
poorly equippedLosses more devastating on Eastern
Front due to more mobile battle lines
The Eastern Front
III. Battle on Other Fronts cont. Ottoman Empire
joins central powers
Turks cut off Russia in the Dardanelles a straight connecting the Black Sea and Mediterranean
T.E. Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia fought guerrilla war vs. the Turks