1. World War I Part #2
WHII #32

2. ____________________(1914)
Occurred right at the start
of the war
Germany’s offensive
movement _____________
_______________before it
was halted by French and
British forces
____________________________, forcing Germany to retreat to the north east – begin digging trenches
The results are an Allied victory with over _________ ______________________

3. The Trenches on the Western Front
_____________of the Schlieffan Plan, trench warfare takes hold on the _______________
Trenches stretch north from the __________ ________and south to the _______________

4. A Different Kind of War
WWI saw the widespread use of _______________ (______________________________that provided definitive lines of territory and sheltered troops during battle).
____________ was the area ___________________
that was a killing
zone; entering it
meant almost
certain death.

5. Stalemate
____________________– trench warfare is developed after the _____________________
This new brand of warfare has tactics that result in ______________________________
The war ____________________________– neither side could move the other from their battle position
______________________stayed the same for nearly 4 years

6. The First Industrial War
WWI is the world’s first fully modern ___________________
A _____________________________and other military necessities are being created in factories

7. New Weapons
New Weapons - Technological advancement and factories turned into military suppliers aided the development of new, more efficient weaponry. War was forever changed with the invention of:
___________ __________________
___________ ________________
Grenades Zeppelins (Blimps)
Mines __________________

8. ______________________________________________in order to overcome the “no man’s land”

9. Death Tolls Due to the new technologies, the number of deaths on each
side was immense and the
________________________
_______________
Costly battles:
________________– (500,000 dead)
__________________________ – (60,000 dead in one day, 1,000,000 dead overall)
Despite the high casualties, neither side was able to ______________________

10. A Change in the Wind
______________________ ends with ______ _______________________leaving Germany with only one front to focus on (western vs. France & Britain).
The Central Powers seem poised to take control of the war until…
The ______________________________ and joins the war effort on the ________________

11. Why the U.S. Joins the War
Germany begins ___________________________ __________(attacks on ALL ships in Allied waters, even civilian vessels).
U.S. loses several merchant ships, and in 1915 a _________________________________________ __________. 1,200 passengers lost, including 128 American citizens.

12. Why the U.S. Joins the War
_________________ – a intercepted note from Germany asking Mexico to __________ ___________________ ____________.
1917- _____________ _________: “the world must be made safe for democracy.” U.S. declares ___________ ____________.

13. Effects of U.S. Joining the War
The United States joining slowly turns the tide of the war in ___________________.
_______________________________________ _______________________and his country has no option other than to sign a humiliating treaty.
____________________________ (1919) ends “The Great War.”

14. Treaty of Versailles 1.Germany accepts all _________ _______________.
2. Germany must make ________
_____________(payments for damages) to the allies.
3. German __________________and restricted.
4. Germany _____________________________.
5. Germany __________________________ to neighboring countries.

15. A New Europe is Formed… At Least For Now
Along with Germany being punished, the old empires of Europe are also dismantled.
Germany, __________ __________________ __________________ _____________ and a new European map is created.

16. Peace in Europe
President W. Wilson proposes his _____________ ___________plan in order to secure future peace in Europe.
His plan is largely unaccepted throughout Europe, but his _______________________________ – the League is an organization of world powers united in order to _________________
Is accepted by all countries
except…
__________________

17. Allied Dead / Wounded Central Dead / Wounded
Russia – 1,700,00 / 4,950,000
France – 1,358,000 / 4,266,000
Britain – 908,000 / 2,090,000
Italy – 462,000 / 954,000
U.S. – 51,000 / 206,000
Central Dead / Wounded
Germany - 1,809,000 / 4,247,000
A-H – 923,000 / 3,620,000
Ottoman E. – 325,000 / 400,000