1. 26.2: A New Kind of War

2. Alliances Kick In Russia & France back Serbia – Austria declares war on Serbia – Prompted Russian mobilization – Germany declares war on Russia – Russia appeals to France – Germany declares war on France Germany Invades Belgium: – Schlieffen Plan: strike France first and defeat them quickly…then mobilize all forces against Russia – Avoid 2 front war with Russia – Invading Belgium allowed Germany to surround French army Britain declares war on Germany for invading Belgium

3. Stalemate on the Western Front Schlieffen Plan was a failure – Belgians resisted – Russia mobilized more quickly than expected – Germany shifted troops to the East early – The Battle of Marne Both sides began to dig trenches = STALEMATE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJX Acl8D51Y

4. Technology of Modern Warfare 2 Biggest Innovations in Weapons: – Rapid-fire machine guns Used to “mow down” soldiers” – Long-range artillery gun Killed and wounded with shrapnel Poison Gas: used first by Germany in 1915 – Blinded and choked – Caused severe burns and blisters – Danger of shifting winds

5. Tanks, Airplanes and Submarines Gas Powered Engine led to… – Tanks, Airplanes and Subs Tanks = designed to move across no-man’s land Aircraft = Germans used zeppelins to bomb the English coast U-Boats = did tremendous damage to Allies, sunk many merchant ships carrying supplies to Britain – Allies responded by forming Convoys

6. WWI Weaponry and such http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=3I- VyjZk2a0&feature=related

7. Flying Aces: The Red Baron http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= FNDYvHphzQs

8. The Eastern Front: Russia Russia was poorly equipped – Least industrialized of the Great Powers – Many troops lacked rifles Battle of Tannenberg = forced to retreat back into Russia. Lose thousands.

9. The Balkans and Southern Europe 1915: Italy declares war on Austria- Hungary and later on Germany Why did Italy switch sides? – Secret treaty with the Allies – Allies agreed to give Italy Austrian ruled lands inhabited by Italians Britain and France forced to defend Italy after Germans attack

10. WWI and the Colonies Allies overtake German colonies in Africa and Asia Colonies become a source of recruits and materials to be used on European battlefields Many people expected their military service to be repaid with citizenship or independence