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WW I Coach White Global Studies II. Allied Powers. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________. 1914 War Begins. The Germans plan as the war starts was known as the Schiefflen Plan .
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Allied Powers • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________
1914 War Begins • The Germans plan as the war starts was known as the Schiefflen Plan. • The Schiefflen Plan was to invade France first then turn focus on Russia • The Germans came to within 15 miles of Paris in The Battle of The Frontiers • The German advance would be pushed back and stopped in the 1st Battle of the Marne. • After The First Battle of the Marne the Germans would dig in to keep the French from taken anymore land that they had gained • Trench Warfare would begin from there on in and would continue until 1918 • Elaborate trenches were dug and the war was stalemate from 1914 to 1918
Central Powers • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ____________________
DeadlyWeaponsof WW I • __________________ • __________________ • __________________ • __________________ • __________________
Battle of Ypres • The Germans tried to break out with an offensive move at the Battle of Ypres • Ypres was a port city in Belgium that the Germans badly wanted to ship out supplies • The British resented the fact that the Germans had invaded neutral Belgium • The Battle of Ypres would end the offensive part of the war until 1918 • A famous participant in this battle was Adolf Hitler who was injured during the battle
Trench Warfare Begins • Trenches were used by both sides mainly along the Western Front • The Germans used trenches out of necessity at first to keep the French and British from gaining any land that already gained in France and Belgium • The Allies used trenches after they realized they couldn’t break the German lines
No Man’s Land and Over the Top • The area between the two trench lines became known as “No Man’s Land” • No Man’s Land was dangerous and many soldiers as they crossed into this area usually lost their lives • Soldiers that were ordered to charge coming out of the Trenches called this “Going Over The Top”
Life in the Trenches • Living in the trenches was very miserable for the soldiers of WW I • Soldiers sloshed in cold, wet mud • Lice would get into their clothes • Rats would eat on the soldiers food and would chew on their clothes • Dead bodies would litter the battlefield and the soldiers dealt with the idea of death on a daily basis • A common medical issue was trench foot caused by being in mud and wet conditions • Trench Foot if left untreated would cause infection in the feet and could lead to soldiers losing toes and even having to have their feet amputated
Total War • Total War- when a country is totally focused on winning the war and meeting the demands of war • Countries prepared for war by using conscription • Conscription required that all young men be ready for military service also called The Draft • 65 million men participated in WW I for both the Central Powers and The Allied Powers
Women in the War • Women assumed new jobs involving industry • Women assumed jobs that were tarditionally reserved for men • They worked in ammunition factories and various other war related factories • Women also served in the military as nurses, and cooks
Rationing • People began to ration things such as gas, food, and metals • Ration- Limiting the use of supplies • People began to grow their own food in Victory Gardens • By using victory gardens this allowed farmers to grow food for the soldiers fighting in the war
War Bonds • People could purchase war bonds to help with the war • War Bonds were purchased and citizens could turn them in when due and they could be exchanged for their money back with interest
