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Major Battles of WWI

Major Battles of WWI. Ms. Ramos. Western Front. Trench warfare Small land gains Germany vs. UK & France. http://www.collectinghistory.net/trench.jpg. Ms. Ramos. http://www.uoregon.edu/~kimball/images/maps/1914-WW1.RUS.Ctq39.jpg. Ms. Ramos. Eastern Front. Absence of trenches

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Major Battles of WWI

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  1. Major Battles of WWI Ms. Ramos

  2. Western Front • Trench warfare • Small land gains • Germany vs. UK & France http://www.collectinghistory.net/trench.jpg Ms. Ramos

  3. http://www.uoregon.edu/~kimball/images/maps/1914-WW1.RUS.Ctq39.jpghttp://www.uoregon.edu/~kimball/images/maps/1914-WW1.RUS.Ctq39.jpg Ms. Ramos

  4. Eastern Front • Absence of trenches • Larger land gains • German, Austrians, Turks vs. Russia & Serbs • More mobile warfare http://clevelode-battletours.com/images/usaargonnetank.jpg Ms. Ramos

  5. Both Fronts • Huge numbers of soldiers killed • Mass destruction of land • Deplorable conditions • Stalemates Ms. Ramos

  6. Battle of Marne, 1914 & 1918 • Germany moves thru Belgium • French troops move to halt advance • British Expeditionary Forces (BEF) join • G. halted & defensive • By end May 1918 G. @ Marne again http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army Ms. Ramos

  7. Battle of Ypres, 1914,1915,1917 • 1914: BEF stops G. • 1915: 1st use of poison gas by Germany Ms. Ramos http://www.eurekacouncil.com.au/Australia-History/History-Pages/1917-battle_of_passchendaele.htm

  8. 1917: over-ambitious aims & bad weather led to 250,000 dead http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Second_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_wounded.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/The_Way_to_the_Front.jpg Ms. Ramos

  9. Battle of Verdun, 1916 • Unsuccess. G battle w/ France • No strategic gains anyone • F Gen Joseph Joffre “Ils ne passeront pas”: They shall not pass! • 3 F forts surrender to G • UK & Russia help F • G on defense • By Nov, F back to Feb position Ms. Ramos

  10. http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun33/afterbattle.jpghttp://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun33/afterbattle.jpg Ms. Ramos http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/battleverdun/battleverdun66/fotokerkhof01.jpg

  11. Battle of Somme, 1916 • One of biggest slaughters • UK plan march across no-mans, fail rid wire & gun post • Huge losses both • July-Nov: UK 3 miles short 1st day objective http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/ww1/photoessay.htm http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/winter/w3206/edit/sommebattle.html Ms. Ramos

  12. Battle of Cambrai, 1917 • Ex of tank & surprise break trench deadlock • 476 tanks move against G • Calvary fail take full adv. http://pages.123-reg.co.uk/jerryandjanet-526112/thegreatwar/id3.html Ms. Ramos

  13. Classroom Video. "The Western Front - World War I." CaliforniaStreaming. http://www.californiastreaming.org

  14. Classroom Video. "The Western Front - World War I." CaliforniaStreaming. http://www.californiastreaming.org

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