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Starter Why was the war not over quickly?

Starter Why was the war not over quickly? . Failure of the Schlieffen plan Equal ability to fight Trench warfare led to stalemate A defensive war – technology supported this Lack of good offensive weapons Incompetent officers, unable to deal with modern warfare .

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Starter Why was the war not over quickly?

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  1. StarterWhy was the war not over quickly?

  2. Failure of the Schlieffen plan • Equal ability to fight • Trench warfare led to stalemate • A defensive war – technology supported this • Lack of good offensive weapons • Incompetent officers, unable to deal with modern warfare

  3. History File – Living and Dying • ‘Lions Led by donkeys’ (Haig and the battle of the Somme) • ‘Behind enemy lines’ (life in the trenches)

  4. The people of Europe willed it to continue. • Read the article and write a short paragraph explaining how political and social support helped cause the war to last so long. • Include the following terms • Kitchener’s army • Defense of the Realm Act (DORA) • Council of National Defense • Preparedness campaign

  5. How did we define limited war?

  6. Limited War • Limited geographic area • Limited targets – military only • limited objectives (gain land, overthrow gov’t) • Limited kinds of weapons (guns, grenades, aircraft, subs, battleships…) • limited mobilization (not all troops, industry, no civilian involvement…..)

  7. The opposite = Total war • Covers several geographic areas • Several targets – not only military • Severalobjectives (gain land, overthrow gov’t) • Use of many kinds of weapons (guns, grenades, aircraft, subs, battleships…) • Complete mobilization (troops, industry, political, civilian…..)

  8. Definition 2 • A war in which opponents mobilize all available societal resources – economic, industrial, military, human, political/ideological - in the war effort • Can it be total war for one country and not for another? • Is a total global war possible?

  9. Was WW1 a total war? • List the reasons why it was a total war. • List reasons why it was a limited war.

  10. The Home Front • As we watch this video add reasons to your list.

  11. War at sea • Read the intro, your area and section (d) impact of the naval war • Prepare a one minute speech on this aspect of naval war in WW1 – Key events, role it played and impact on the war in general. • Allied Blockade • Fighting on the High Seas • Submarine Warfare

  12. Was WW1 a global war? • Watch History file – Living and Dying – first section (World War) • Take notes from ‘Total War’ handout on how Asia and Africa where involved in the war.

  13. Homework • Read article, ‘Total War – What made WW1 different?’ and answer questions • Due tomorrow

  14. Essay due Dec 10 • What do you understand by ‘total war’? Select one twentieth century war to illustrate your understanding.

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