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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.

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1 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

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

3 The Somme

4 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

5 Vimy Ridge…Canada’s Identity

6 Passchendaele (Ypres 3) Breaking the stalemateConditions to ‘end all wars’

7 End of the War (Ainse-Marne)


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