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1. What was the German war
plan?
2. What were some of the
major battles of the war?
3. Why did Russia leave the
war? Why did America join?
4. What were the reasons
behind the defeat of the
Central Powers?
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Schlieffen Plan
Germany was faced with a two front war in 1914, with Russia to
the east and France to the west.
France
Russia
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Schlieffen
Plan
German army general Schlieffen
organized a battle plan designed to
take on both France and Russia.
The idea was to quickly
defeat France first, and
then defeat the Russians.
Schlieffen
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German generals predicted Russia would be slow
to mobilize due to a lack of industrialization and a
shortage of railroads.
Czar Nicholas II
Schlieffen
Plan
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Schlieffen Plan
In order for the
Schlieffen Plan
to work, German
armies had to
march through
neutral Belgium,
which was
protected by
Great Britain.
The Schlieffen Plan
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The Kaiser & his generals
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The Plan in Action
Once Germany invaded Belgium, Great Britain declared war.
Just as planned, Germany swept
through Belgium. However, Russia
mobilized much quicker than expected.
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To fight the Russians, Germany had to divert some of its forces
to the east, which weakened their forces on the western front.
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Nicholas II
of Russia
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When British
forces arrived
in France the
German drive
to Paris stalled,
and both sides
dug in for
winter.
Western
Front
The Plan
in Action
The Schlieffen Plan
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The remaining four years of war would be a stalemate on the
western front, fought in the trenches.
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Tannenberg, 1914
At the start of the war
the Russians speedily
drove into Germany
from the east, but
suffered a crippling
defeat at Tannenberg.
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Russian soldiers were often sent into battle without rifles or
gasmasks, and over a million Russians were killed.
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The Germans
tried to
overwhelm the
French at
Verdun, but
failed.
Verdun, 1916
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The Somme, 1916At the Somme River the British lost 60,000
soldiers in one day.
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By the time the month-long battle was over a million soldiers had
died, with the Allies only gaining around 10 miles.
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Due to horrible military
defeats, hunger and
chaos within Russia, a
communist revolution
occurred against the
Czar in 1917.
Russian Revolution
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Communist leader
Vladimir Lenin
pulled Russia out
of the war, which
greatly upset the
other Allies.
Russian
Revolution
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America JoinsSoon later in 1917, the neutral United States
declared war on Germany for several reasons:
• Lusitania –
The Germans
sunk the large
ocean liner,
and did not halt
unrestricted
submarine
warfare.
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America Joins• Cultural Ties – the US had more similarities
with the Allies than with the Central Powers
(language, traditions, and democracy).
France
Britain
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• Zimmermann Note – the British intercepted a message from
Arthur Zimmermann, the German foreign minister, to his
ambassador in Mexico.
Zimmermann
Zimmermann asked for Mexican support,
and promised that in return Germany
would help Mexico conquer New Mexico,
Texas, and Arizona.
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Behold, the Americans!
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American industrial might
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In 1918 the Allies slowly pushed the Germans back,
who were exhausted of men and materials.
Germany
Falls
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German mass funeral
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The German people, hungry and without work,
revolted against the Kaiser, who fled into exile.
German Revolution, 1918Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany
Falls
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The new German government was democratic, and sought an
armistice, or agreement to stop fighting. World War I was over.
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Armistice Day