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2 WWI: A New Kind of War From Sarajevo to the Trenches… Military Aspects of WWI….

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4 “Two-Front” War Develops between Allied & Central Powers

5 1914 Why did the German army invade neutral Belgium and how did this influence public opinions about the war? (3:00 – 14:00) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gflb_jSYTV0

6 Political Impacts of Attack on Neutral Belgium German army accused of atrocities against Belgian civilians Outraged over attack on neutral Belgium, England declares war on Germany (August 1914) Italy later (1915) uses attack on Belgium as excuse to leave Triple Alliance & join Allies Events in Belgium remembered for rest of war as seen in US propaganda (1917) on the right

7 Why did a “stalemate” develop on the Western Front? Describe how soldiers on all sides faced their situation.

8 Trench Warfare on Western Front

9 New military technologies of World War I

10 The Eastern Front and Global Fronts


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