Battle of the Marne (1914)Begins the Stalemate (early trenches develop)

French race to the Marne River to stop the advancing Germans- Many in taxis. This establishes the Western Front

Ypres 1 and 2Ypres 1 pushes Germans back out of France Ypres 2 introduces gas

The Somme

Verdun-Symbol of ‘Attrition’- “They shall not pass”………250 000 dead

Started Feb 1916….ended Dec 1916…at the same spot.

French victory? Look at the Fort before

o Look at the Fort after

Vimy Ridge…Canada’s Identity

Passchendaele (Ypres 3)

Breaking the stalemate Conditions to ‘end all wars’

End of the War (Ainse-Marne)