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The War of Movement…

The War of Movement…. … August – December 1914. Learning Outcomes. We will consider the opening hostilities of the war. We will use our note taking skills. We will develop our own evaluation . Do you remember the assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan?. The Reality. The Plan.

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The War of Movement…

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  1. The War of Movement… … August – December 1914

  2. Learning Outcomes We will consider the opening hostilities of the war. We will use our note taking skills. We will develop our own evaluation.

  3. Do you remember the assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan?

  4. The Reality The Plan

  5. By early September, the German army was only 20 miles from Paris. At the River Marne, the combined forces of the B.E.F. and French forces drove the Germans back Battle of the Marne September 5th-11th 1914 The French forces defending Paris were driven to the battle by all of Paris’ taxis

  6. The Battle of the Marne ensured that the Schlieffen plan would fail and that the War would take a longer time than previously thought… Long term battle lines would now be drawn. The following events would dictate the entire course of war in the west

  7. The Race to the Sea! After being stopped at the Marne , the Germans dug trenches to defend their position. The French dug trenches also… The Germans tried to outflank the French to the North and west The French continued to build trenches to stop this to which the Germans responded by building more also… By the end of 1914, the line of trenches stretched for 400 miles from the English Channel to the French Swiss border.

  8. Flow Chart these key events… …evaluate and explain their importance. SUMMARISE the notes you have made!

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