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1 Ms. Ramos

2 Western Front Trench warfare Small land gains Germany vs. UK & France http://www.collectinghistory.net/trench.jpg Ms. Ramos

3 http://www.uoregon.edu/~kimball/images/maps/1914-WW1.RUS.Ctq39.jpg Ms. Ramos

4 Eastern Front Absence of trenches Larger land gains German, Austrians, Turks vs. Russia & Serbs More mobile warfare http://clevelode-battletours.com/images/usaargonnetank.jpg Ms. Ramos

5 Both Fronts Huge numbers of soldiers killed Mass destruction of land Deplorable conditions Stalemates Ms. Ramos

6 Battle of Marne, 1914 & 1918 Germany moves thru Belgium French troops move to halt advance –British Expeditionary Forces (BEF) join G. halted & defensive By end May 1918 G. @ Marne again Ms. Ramos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army

7 Battle of Ypres, 1914,1915,1917 1914: BEF stops G. 1915: 1 st use of poison gas by Germany Ms. Ramos http://www.eurekacouncil.com.au/Australia-History/History-Pages/1917-battle_of_passchendaele.htm

8 1917: over- ambitious aims & bad weather led to 250,000 dead Ms. Ramos http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_wounded.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/The_Way_to_the_Front.jpg

9 Battle of Verdun, 1916 Unsuccess. G battle w/ France No strategic gains anyone F Gen Joseph Joffre “Ils ne passeront pas”: They shall not pass! 3 F forts surrender to G UK & Russia help F G on defense By Nov, F back to Feb position Ms. Ramos

10 http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun33/afterbattle.jpg http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun66/fotokerkhof01.jpg

11 Battle of Somme, 1916 One of biggest slaughters UK plan march across no-mans, fail rid wire & gun post Huge losses both July-Nov: UK 3 miles short 1 st day objective Ms. Ramos http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/ww1/photoessay.htm http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/winter/w3206/edi t/sommebattle.html

12 Battle of Cambrai, 1917 Ex of tank & surprise break trench deadlock 476 tanks move against G Calvary fail take full adv. Ms. Ramos http://pages.123-reg.co.uk/jerryandjanet-526112/thegreatwar/id3.html

13 Classroom Video. "The Western Front - World War I." CaliforniaStreaming. http://www.californiastreaming.org

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