1. A New Kind of War
Chapter 13, Section 2

2. Stalemate on the Western Front
Schlieffen Plan Fails
Russians mobilized quicker than Germany expected
Germany shifted forces to the Eastern front
Weakened forces in the West
September 1914: Germany forces pushed back by France and English
BATTLE OF MARNE: ended Germany’s hopes for quick defeat

3. Trench Warfare Trenches dug to avoid death from new guns
Stalemate, or a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
Battle lines lasted for four years on Western Front

4. Trench Warfare

5. Machine Gun
The Hotchkiss machine-gun was the standard machine gun of the French Army during WWI and was sturdy and reliable.

6. Machine Gun Replaced single-fire, short range rifles
British machine guns fired 8 rounds per second, at a distance of 2,900 yards

7. Artilery Large-caliber guns used in warfare
Greater power and carried much further than regular guns
24 million shells used in the battle of Verdun alone.

8. Other New Weapons 75 different forms of gas used in WWI Flame throwers
Tanks
Airplanes

9. Mass Casualties
Old tactics mixed with new weapons caused MASS casualties
TOTAL LOSSES EXCEED 10 MILLION PEOPLE

10. Effects Romanticism lost No hero's welcome
Changed attitudes about the war written in letters home

11. Effects 475 miles of trenches across North France
British used over 10 million shovels
Charged over the top of trenches into no man’s land to reach enemy trenches