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11.2 Notes. A New Kind of War. I. Stalemate on the Western Front. Failures of the Schlieffen Plan Russia mobilized more quickly than expected British joined French forces Germany defeated in 1 st Battle of the Marne Both sides dug trenches to protect troops Stalemate lasts four years.
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11.2 Notes A New Kind of War
I. Stalemate on the Western Front • Failures of the Schlieffen Plan • Russia mobilized more quickly than expected • British joined French forces • Germany defeated in 1st Battle of the Marne • Both sides dug trenches to protect troops • Stalemate lasts four years
Questions • What kinds of problems and conditions do you think people in the trenches had to deal with? • Write you answer in your notes
III. Battle on Other Fronts • Russia losses on the Eastern Front • Russia was least industrialized and poorly equipped • Losses more devastating on Eastern Front due to more mobile battle lines
III. Battle on Other Fronts cont. • Ottoman Empire joins central powers • Turks cut off Russia in the Dardanelles a straight connecting the Black Sea and Mediterranean • T.E. Lawrence or Lawrence of Arabia fought guerrilla war vs. the Turks