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Europe Plunges into War (The Battle on the Eastern Front (War on the…

- - - - Russians and Serbs were fighting Germans and Austro-Hungarians along this border
        
        The Eastern Front was a more mobile war than in the Western Front
        
        Slaughter and Stalemate were still common here though.
        
        Why might the war on the Eastern Front have been more mobile than that on the Western Front?
        
        The Eastern Front was a larger stretch of land and stretched across the German and Russian Border.
  - - - In August, Germany Counterattacked Near a town called Tannenberg
        
        The Germans ended up crushing the Russian army and drove them into full retreat.
        
        30,000 Russian soldiers died.
        
        Russians were better off fighting the Austrians
        
        Russia Defeated Austria two times in September
        
        In December, the Austria army took the upper hand.
        
        Austria defeated the Russians and pushed them out of Austria-Hungary
      - Invasion
  - - - Russia was the only nation in western Europe that hadn't industrialized yet.
        
        Because of this, the Russian army was short on food, guns ammunition, clothes, boots, and blankets
        
        The allied supply ships were limited to Russian because of German control in the Baltic sea and German submarines
        
        The Ottomans control the the straits from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, in the south
        
        Russia has one asset that helped them out, their numbers.
        
        Throughout the war, their army suffered several battle field losses
        
        The army still continued to rebuild its ranks from Russia enormous population.
        
        For over three years, the Russians tied up hundreds of thousands of German troops in the east
        
        The Germans couldn't send all of their troops to the west.
        
        Consequence
      - How did Russia's industrialization affect its war effort?
        
        Russia hadn't industrialized yet so they lacked materials that would help them at war
- - - - Great Britain declares war on germany
        
        japan shortly after joined the allies italy also joined the allies
        
        italy was a member of the tripple alliance with germany and austria hungry but split due to germany unrightfully starting the war
        
        in 1914 millions of troops happily marched off to battle thinking the war would be short
- - - - Germany had developed the Schieffen Plan, called for attacking in the west (France) then later in the east (Russia).
        
        Germans attacked in Paris, looked like they were going to win, but were eventually forced to retreat from the Allies.
        
        Russia was attacking and defeating Germany from the east, so Germany had to spilt the army
        
        The defeat of the Schlieffen Plan, ruined the Germany's plan to make a quick defeat in the East.
        
        Conflict
      - Why did Germany attack France first?
        
        He waned to defeat the French first, then easily defeat Russia
    - - Armies on the Western Front had dug mile long trenches parallel to each other.--made it known as Trench Warfare
        
        Trenches were unpleasant had many bad conditions that were not good for the armies.
        
        The space between the trenches was very unsafe, and soldiers were meant with bombs and shots--this was known as "No Man's Land."
        
        The Western Front had become a " Terrain of Death" It was from the North sea to the Swiss border.
        
        In the battle of Somme each side lost more than 300,00 men. In the first day of battle, more than 20,00 British soldiers were killed.
        
        Why were the land gains so small?
        
        Because of the space between the trenches, it was hard to gain land on ether side.
      - New tools of war were introduced.
        
        Poison Gas- Caused blindness, severe blisters, and death by choking. Soldiers had to wear masks.
        
        Machine Gun--Fires ammunition automatically, wipe out waves of attackers.
        
        Tank-Moved on chain tracks--could cross many types of terrain.
        
        Submarine- Were used to shoot torpedoes at opponents ships.
        
        https://www.historynet.com/weapons-of-world-war-i.htm
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