1. World War I
A New Kind of Conflict

2. I. The Western Front Germany violated own Schlieffen Plan
Russians mobilized quicker
France was stronger
Both sides built trenches & dug in for the winter
The stalemate begins

3. II. Trench Warfare Linked bunkers, communication, & gun emplacements
Broiled in summer, froze in winter, damp & cold in spring
Rats & lice
WWI video clip.asf

4. “Over the Top”

5. Extremely deadly
1st mechanized war
“NO MAN’S LAND”
Artillery was inaccurate
Gas, tanks & U-Boats
Loss of Moral

6. NO MAN’S LAND

7. WWI Artillery
Schlieffen Plan
WWI Tanks

8. III. Major Battles
Battle of Verdun German offensive 500,000 casualties
longest battle in history (10 months), began w/ 9 hr artillery, 1 million shells from 25 miles away
The French battle cry: “They Shall Not Pass”
Battle of the Somme, Allied offensive 1,000,000 dead

9. IV. Eastern Front Battle lines swayed back & forth over large areas
Germany winning & pushing deep into Russia
Russia was least industrialized & lacked the 3 B’s

10. Russians fleeing from 1914 Battle of Tannenberg