1. 29.2-Europe in War Student Objectives
Assess the failures of the Schlieffen Plan
Evaluate the reasons for stalemate during World War I
Determine the victors of the Battle of the Somme

2. Great War Begins A/H declares war on Serbia
Russia moves troops to Austrian and German Border
Germany declared war on Russia and France
Britain declared war on Germany
Central Powers
Germany, A/H, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers
Britain, France, and Russia
Later Japan, Italy, and US
Misconceptions of soldiers
Remind yourself from last class the causes of World War I. What was the final/immediate cause of WWI and why did events move so quickly to push into WWI?
Look at the map. Color, shade, or outline yours so that you know the different groups (Central, Allied, or neutral). Why do you think the Central Powers are so named?
What were the misconceptions of soldiers when WWI started?

3. Stalemate and Solutions
Major theatre of war-Western Front
Germany facing two-front war
Developed Schlieffen Plan
Defeat France-then move onto Russia
Plan failed-Germany forced to fight two-front war
Stalemate throughout WWI
High casualties-little movement/advancement
Look at the map regarding the Schlieffen Plan. What are some issues the Germans may have had in executing this plan?
What were issues the Germans committed in successfully executing Schlieffen Plan?
What is meant by stalemate? Why was this such an issue during WWI?

4. Trench Warfare Digging of parallel trenches to protect themselves
Huge loss of life for small advances/gains
Life in trenches-horrible
No Man’s Land
New Military Technology
Long War & Huge Casualties
Germans attacked France at Verdun
300,000 men lost by each side
British counterattacked at Somme
20,000 British deaths first day
Half a million casualties by each side
What were some of the reasons why life in the trenches were so devastating?
What happened when soldiers jumped onto No Man’s Land?
What were some of the new military technologies that emerged during World War I?

5. Eastern Front Fighting occurring on E. Front
Russian/German border
Fighting with A/H and Germany against Russia
Russia beat A/H-then Germans beat Russians
Russia huge population
Not industrialized-short on supplies
Russian fighting took Germany from being able to fight full force in Western Front
Why did Russia play such a significant role in contributing to the Allied war effort?
What were some of the major supplies that Russia was short on during WWI?

6. Battle of Somme ~1.2 million casualties Months of fighting
420,000 British
200,000 French
500,000 German
Months of fighting
Small gains for British
Weakened German war effort
Brand New Technologies
Machine Guns, Mines, Grenades, Tanks
Primary Source: Who won first day of Somme (casualties)
57,000 British
8,000 German
7,000 French