1. War Beyond the Western Front

2. The Eastern Front Schlieffen Plan did not have its intended effects
Great success in the East though, as the plan was being abandoned following Marne
Russians invaded Germany with two forces badly outnumbering the defenders
Battle of Gumbinenn, August 1914, a great Russian victory

3. Eastern Front
Russian generals Samsonov and Rennenkampf not cooperating
Germans were able to target them one at a time
Lack of coordination a characteristic of the Russian army
German victory at Tannenberg
Russians lost 125,000
Samsonov committed suicide
German victory at Masurian Lakes
Eastern front will always be more mobile than the West

4. 1915 Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies
Austrians, already poor fighters, forced to direct attention to Italy
Russia now able to regroup against Germany
Next year the Brusilov offensive, with the Russians gaining back nearly 100 miles

5. Gallipoli Stalemate in the West made the Allies seek another front
Plan to attack the Ottomans
April 25, 1915 British forces landed on the southern tip of the Gallipoli peninsula, followed by Anzacs
Only able to carve out a small portion of the beach and surrounding hills
Stopped by bad intelligence, poor navigation, rough terrain, etc.
Cost the Allies 300,000 troops

7. War at Sea Irony after the naval race, that these fleets only met once
Jutland, 1916
Both sides claiming victory
Germans never had the strength to match the British
Could never bombard enemy ports
Access to the North Sea and through the English Channel was controlled by the British
Never willing to risk a decisive defeat

8. Genius Hour – The Home Front
Government agencies
Military draft
Civil liberties
Hollywood
Economics
Women and children
Minorities at home
Anti-German activity