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Prompt: Was World War I inevitable? Based
off what we have learned so far about it, could
war have been avoided? Take a position and
defend.
Please write the prompt and respond in
complete sentences!
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What happened on June 28, 1914?
Who were the original two countries that
started the conflict?
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Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia
July 28, 1914 – Austria declares war on Serbia
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Willy-Nicky Telegrams were sent the next day!
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Recall: What were the
two alliances prior to
the war? What
countries comprised
each?
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Triple Alliance –
Germ., A-H., Italy
Triple Entente – GB,
Fr., Russ.
Russia is allies with
Serbia
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Germ. declares war on
Rus. on Aug. 1
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Remember: W-N
Telegrams end July 31st
Germ. declares war on
Fr. two days later
TPS: Why did
Germany declare war
on France?
GB declares war on
Germ.
CENTRAL POWERS
ALLIED POWERS
Germany
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
France
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Japan & Italy joins Allies
*Remember, It. was allied with Germ. & A-H prior to the
war, but now swapped sides
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Most thought the war
would be short
Within a few months,
the war turned into a
bloody stalemate
(dead lock) along
battlefields in Fr.
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Recall: What was the main issue the Central
Powers faced geographically?
Germ. waged war on two fronts (sides)
The Schlieffen Plan – a battle strategy
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Attack & defeat the Fr. quickly
Rush troops to Rus. to win war
The key was speed!
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Germ. forces rushed Fr. and got close to
capturing Paris
Sept. 5 – Allied troops regrouped and pushed
back the Germ. troops
Defeat meant the Schlieffen Plan was no longer
viable
TPS: Why was the Battle of the Marne so
significant?
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Western Front
– the
deadlocked
region in
northern Fr.
Trench warfare
– new style of
fighting,
caused huge
losses of life for
little gain of
land
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Battle of Verdun – Feb.
1916, Germ. Attacked Fr.,
each side lost more than
300K
Gains? Germ. gained
about 4 miles of land
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Battle of the Somme – July to
Nov. 1916, Brit. try to push
back the Germ., each side
lost more than 500K
Gains? GB gained about 5
miles
 TPS: What was a major
issue with the type of
warfare on the Western
Front?
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Eastern Front – territory between Russia &
Germany
The war here was more mobile (could move
more)
TPS: Why might the war on the Eastern Front
have been more mobile than the Western
Front?
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Unlike the rest of W.Eur, Rus. had yet to
become industrialized
Always short on food, guns, clothes – couldn’t
get supplies from the allies
Recall: Why could the Russians not get
supplies from its allies?
Asset of Rus. – population, they kept sending
more troops to the Eastern Front, Germ.
couldn’t finish them off
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Explain why WWI was not the “quick war”
everyone thought it was going to be.
Please write the question and respond in 3-5
sentences!!
Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of
paper! Complete sentences, using the question in the
response!
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2.
3.
Why was the gas attempt at
4. What were the challenges facing
the Battle of Bolimov
medical personnel when dealing
unsuccessful?
with victims of gas attacks?
What were the four main
5. What were the challenges
problems that faced
surrounding the multinational
commanders when using gas
forces in regards to the use of
on the battlefield?
chemical warfare?
What was the initial thoughts 6. What were the aftereffects of
of gas warfare of the French?
using chemical warfare? How
The British? The Germans
did this change war tactics both
(before Ipres”?
during the war and during
peacetime?