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WWI 1914-1917

WWI 1914-1917. Unit 5: WWI. The Fighting Begins. Germany begins its offensive on August 4, 1914 Violated Belgium’s stance of neutrality The Germans pillaged, burned, and attacked civilians as they passed through Belgium

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WWI 1914-1917

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  1. WWI1914-1917 Unit 5: WWI

  2. The Fighting Begins • Germany begins its offensive on August 4, 1914 • Violated Belgium’s stance of neutrality • The Germans pillaged, burned, and attacked civilians as they passed through Belgium • This violated the rules of war established by the Hague Convention in 1907

  3. The Rape of Belgium: Propaganda

  4. Rape of Belgium: Propaganda One of the most recognizable pieces of propaganda From WWI

  5. Schlieffen Plan • So…why Belgium?? • The German’s had the Schlieffen Plan • Created in 1905 • Problem is, the Schlieffen plan is extremely inflexible and is outdated! •  WWI had to fit into these plans

  6. Schlieffen Plan • A two front war • Western war against France (1st step) • Eastern war against Russia (2nd step) • Germans believed Russia could not mobilize quickly • France had to be defeated before Germany to defeat Russia

  7. Schlieffen Plan Germans in the east would hold off Russia Germans in the west would quickly march through Belgium to Paris  Paris would fall (and all of France with it) The Germans in the west would march to Russia where they would join forces and defeat Russia and the czar

  8. Plan XVII • The French also had a plan! (Made in 1913) • France wanted back the area of Alsace-Lorraine • Lost it during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and 1871

  9. Plan XVII • It was an offensive strategy along the Franco-German border • An advance by four French Armies into Alsace-Lorraine  capture the fortresses from the Germans • They needed Britain to win!

  10. Beginnings of Trench Warfare • Unable to save Belgium, the British and French retreated to the Marne River in France • Stopped the Germans there in September 1914 • By the spring of 1915 the war had come to a standstill • Both sides dug trenches to protect themselves from open fire • Land in-between called “no-man’s land”

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