germans advance into france, 1914 france fights back trench warfare
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German Strategy Defeat France first then Russia Prevent a two front warTRANSCRIPT
World War One
Battle of Marne• Germans Advance into France,
1914• France Fights Back• Trench Warfare
Schlieffen Plan• German Strategy• Defeat France first then Russia• Prevent a two front war
Trench Warfare• Living conditions were terrible
Poison Gas• Caused blindness, blisters, death by choking
Other Tools of War
• Airplanes• Tanks• Submarines• Machine Guns
Local Connection?
Red Baron• German Ace Fighter Pilot• Celebrated Hero
No Man’s Land
• Space between opposing trenches
Battle of Tannenberg• Russia attacks Germany and Austria, 1914• Germans crushed Russia• Russia continues to struggle
Battle of Somme• Slaughter at its peak, 1916• Each side- half a million casualties• Only a few miles gained