1. Trenches and Stalemate
Outcomes– to better understand the rational behind the beginnings of trench warfare
To explain with detail what a stalemate is
Criteria – listening carefully
Adequate note taking

2. Trench life
By the end of 1918 the Western front stretched for almost 450 km from Switzerland to the French and Belgian coast
Men lived in close quarters taking on routine duties as a part of their army life.

3. What did they have to eat?
Take a note of what soldiers would have eaten – remember this is just a snapshot and at times there was very little food making it to the front

4. Why trenches?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqIhpYlhZKQ
Why were trenches so important in WWI??
Write a paragraph in your own words

5. Stalemate Why was there a stalemate (stand-off)?
By September 1914 the Germans had been stopped in their tracks
The Schlieffen plan had not worked
5-12th September Battle of the Marne
Allies
Germans
1,071,000
39 French divisions
6 British divisions
Casualties
263,000 (81,700 killed)
1,485,000 (on 2 August)
27 German divisions
Casualties 256,000

6. Stalemate Definition
A stalemate is a situation in which neither group involved can move
To move would have cost many casualties and put the Allied offensive at risk

7. Battle of the Marne
The battle of the Marne is the first meeting of the BEF and the German army
It is celebrated as a Allie victory as it halted the German force on the Marne River
Task- to understand more about the stalemate that develops answer questions:
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