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The Great War 1914-1918

WWI TIMELINE: KEY EVENTS 6/28/1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand 8/1914: Germany declares war on Russia, France & Belgium 2/1915: Germany begins U-Boat blockade of England 9/1916: Tanks first used at the Battle of the Somme 1/1917: Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare 2/1917: Zimmerman Telegram intercepted by British 3/1917: Tsar overthrown, Provisional Govt. est. in Russia 4/1917: U.S.A. declares war on Germany 11/1917: Communists seize power in Russia 3/1918: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed 5/1918: U.S. forces fight first battle vs Germans 11/1918: Armistice signed after Kaiser steps down 6/1919: Treaty of Versailles 1933: Hitler & Nazis seize power in Germany 9/1939: Germany invades Poland, starting WWII in Europe

Key Battles of WWI to Discuss The Western Front The Eastern Front 1914 First Battle of the Marne 1916 The Battle of Verdun The Battle of the Somme 1917 Second Battle of Ypres 1918 The Ludendorff Offensive (2nd Marne) Meuse-Argonne Attack 1914 The Battle of Tannenberg 1917 The Russian Revolution 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

The Western Front Western Front

1st Marne Sept. 1914 Germans hope to enact Schlieffen Plan Problem: Plan changed by commanders Germans get 30 miles outside Paris Stopped by French & British French 250,000 casualties Germans similar Ended German hopes for quick & decisive victory Led to stalemate on the Western Front

German and British Blockades Both sides tried to prevent supplies from reaching their enemy by water. British try to starve Germany with the Royal Navy. Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare to blockade G.B.

Verdun Feb.-Dec. 1916 German attempt to “bleed the French white” Longest battle of WWI French lost 550,000 men Able to hold back Germans Germans 434,000 men ½ of casualties were combat deaths

Somme July-Nov. 1916 French/British offensive Attack preceded by 8 day bombardment Failed to destroy German defenses 1st day-Brits lose 58,000 men, 1/3 killed Worst day in history of British army Total casualties Brits 420,000 French 200,000 Germans 500,000

2nd Marne (Ludendorff Offensive) Summer 1918 German offensive for quick victory Used troops from Eastern Front Almost reached Paris again Prevented by French, Brits and US troops Last real attempt at offensive by Central Powers Casualties French 95,000 Brits 13,000 US 12,000 Germans 168,000

The Eastern Front Eastern Front

Tannenberg August 1914 Eastern Front Germans vs. Russians Russian leaders incompetent Refused to communicate due to personal feud German forces attacked split Russian forces separately

The Russian Revolution Military disasters in WWI and dissatisfaction at home led to revolution March 1917: Czar abdicates, provisional govt. takes power, led by Alexander Kerensky Prov. Govt. continued war at Allied urging Given large sums of $$$ Allied fears of German advantage Bolsheviks overthrow Prov. Govt.