1. BTRCC HISTORY GCSE Knowledge organiser Unit 5.2 Stalemate
Timeline
Battle of the Marne Sept 1914
Turning point as neither side could make progress due to new technology and started digging trenches
Battle of Verdun February 1916
Germans attacked F in Verdun area with aim to ‘bleed France white’. Plan almost worked.
July-Nov The Battle of the Somme
To relieve pressure on F at Verdun, Haig launched controversial offensive. Huge casualties on first day 56,000.
July 1917 Passchendaele
After a promising start, British failed to capitalise due to poor weather conditions.
Battle of Jutland 1916
Main battle on open seas. Both sides claimed victory.
Timeline
Battle of the Marne Sept 1914
Turning point as neither side could make progress due to new technology and started digging trenches
Battle of Verdun February 1916
Germans attacked F in Verdun area with aim to ‘bleed France white’. Plan almost worked.
July-Nov The Battle of the Somme
To relieve pressure on F at Verdun, Haig launched controversial offensive. Huge casualties on first day 56,000.
July 1917 Passchendaele
After a promising start, British failed to capitalise due to poor weather conditions.
Battle of Jutland 1916
Main battle on open seas. Both sides claimed victory.
Movers and Shakers
Marshal Foch
French General. From early 1918, Commander-in-Chief of all the Allied Armies
Sir John French
Leader of the British Expeditionary Forces
Sir Douglas Haig
Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on 19 December 1915. 
Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty
In charge of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland
Admiral Scheer
Led the German fleet at Jutland
Movers and Shakers
Marshal Foch
French General. From early 1918, Commander-in-Chief of all the Allied Armies
Sir John French
Leader of the British Expeditionary Forces
Sir Douglas Haig
Haig succeeded Field Marshal Sir John French as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on 19 December 1915. 
Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty
In charge of the British Grand Fleet at Jutland
Admiral Scheer
Led the German fleet at Jutland
Key terms and words
Artillery
Large, heavy guns fired from behind front lines to destroy enemy positions and defences
Attrition
To wear-down your opponent until they can no longer resist
Blockades
GB navy blocked G ports to stop essential supplies for war
Dogfights
Early aerial battles between pilots using pistols and rifles
Gallipoli
Military disaster following aim to break through on eastern front
Infantry
Foot soldiers with job of capturing and holding enemy positions
‘Over the top’
After artillery bombardment, troops climb out of trenches to attack
Unrestricted submarine warfare
In 1915 and again in 1917, G declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning.
Western Front
Line of trenches which stretched from the sea in the north to the alps in the east
Key terms and words
Artillery
Large, heavy guns fired from behind front lines to destroy enemy positions and defences
Attrition
To wear-down your opponent until they can no longer resist
Blockades
GB navy blocked G ports to stop essential supplies for war
Dogfights
Early aerial battles between pilots using pistols and rifles
Gallipoli
Military disaster following aim to break through on eastern front
Infantry
Foot soldiers with job of capturing and holding enemy positions
‘Over the top’
After artillery bombardment, troops climb out of trenches to attack
Unrestricted submarine warfare
In 1915 and again in 1917, G declared a war zone around Britain, within which merchant ships were sunk without warning.
Western Front
Line of trenches which stretched from the sea in the north to the alps in the east
BTRCC History Department…….. ‘in pursuit of excellence.’
BTRCC History Department…….. ‘in pursuit of excellence.’