1. Ch. 14 Section 2
A new kind of War

2. The Great War Largest conflict in history up to that time
French mobilized 8.5 million
British-9million
Russians-12 million
Germans-11 million
“One out of every four men who went out to the World War did not come back again.”

3. Stalemate on the Western Front
Schlieffen Plan failed for many reasons:
Russia mobilized quicker than expected
They had to shift some troops to the east which weakened them in the west.
They were pushed back along the Marne River by British and French Troops

4. Trenches Trenches were dug to protect their armies from enemy fire
Trenches caused a stalemate, what is a stalemate?

5. New Weapons Machine guns Long range artillery Poison gas Gas masks
Tanks
Zeppelins
U-boats
Airplanes

7. Webquest You are going to the library to research weapons of WWI
Please fill in the following sheet, whatever you don’t finish in class, will become homework!

8. Russian losses Russia was the most backwards of the allies
They were poorly equipped to fight a modern war
Some troops lacked rifles
Russians continued to fight
They suffered a huge loss at Tannenberg causing them to retreat back into Russia

9. Tannenberg 50,000 Russian soldiers were killed
92,000 Russian soldiers were taken as prisoners
The commander of this mission felt so bad that he went in the woods and took his own life

10. New Combatants
Countries continued to join the war once it was in motion
Please look at the declaration of war by country timeline and answer the questions about the countries and the order in which they joined.
***Worksheet***

11. Caporetto Italy joined the war on the side of the allies for land
They fought 11 battles in two years with the Austrians
Germans and Austrians launch an attack on Italy in October 1917
Italians retreated
Britain and France had to help stop the Central Powers’ advancement into Italy

12. War around the World
Ottoman Empire joined on the side of the Central Powers
If they would have joined the allies, the Central Powers would have been surrounded

13. Dardanelles
This was a vital body of water connecting Black Sea and the Mediterranean
Battle of Gallipoli (guh lip uh lee)
Allies attempt to open the strait
They were trapped, 200, 000 casualties, and eventually allies withdrew

14. Caucasus Mountains
Turkey was also fighting with Russia in the mountains
This area was home to Armenians
Some Turkish Armenians joined the Russians
The Ottoman (Turkish) government saw this as a reason to deport the entire Armenian population
1.5 million Armenians will die

15. Middle East
Turkey was fighting a third battle in the Arab nations of the Middle East
The Ottomans will lose this battle and a great deal of territory including Baghdad

16. War in the colonies
Many European nations used their colonies for troops, laborers, and supplies.
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand send troops to help which European nation?
Some were eager to go help while others were reluctant because of the way they were treated
They thought that their service would be a step towards citizenship or independence