World War One

Battle of Marne• Germans Advance into France,

1914• France Fights Back• Trench Warfare

Schlieffen Plan• German Strategy• Defeat France first then Russia• Prevent a two front war

Trench Warfare• Living conditions were terrible

Poison Gas• Caused blindness, blisters, death by choking

Other Tools of War

• Airplanes• Tanks• Submarines• Machine Guns

Local Connection?

Red Baron• German Ace Fighter Pilot• Celebrated Hero

No Man’s Land

• Space between opposing trenches

Battle of Tannenberg• Russia attacks Germany and Austria, 1914• Germans crushed Russia• Russia continues to struggle

Battle of Somme• Slaughter at its peak, 1916• Each side- half a million casualties• Only a few miles gained