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THE COURSE OF THE WAR
SECOND PHASE (1915–1916)
trench warfare or war of position
western front
Triple Entente troops held back the Germans
near Paris
both armies
couldn't advance
suffered great losses
the war came to a standstill
the system of trenches
to protect from the enemy
from the North Sea to Switzerland
extreme human suffering
attempts to break the line
bloody battles
First Battle of the Somme (1916)
the Battle of Verdun
21 February 1916
it lasted 10 months
one of the bloodiest battles
700,000 casualties
methods from the 19th century
with the new deadly weapons
Riots and desertion attempts among the troops
harsh conditions of the trench warfare
frequent on the Eastern front
demoralisation of the Russian soldiers
civilian population
supply problems
difficult living conditions
exhausted by
death
destruction
the war was spread
British Empire
German colonies
Africa
Aegean Region
Caucasus
Middle East
the Battle of Gallipoli
1915-1916
Triple Entente's goal
block the Ottoman Empire
so it couldn't help the Russians
break the stalemate of the war
not achieved
a bloody battle
abandon after 10 months
500,000 causalties
THIRD PHASE (1917–1918)
triumph of the Revolution in Russia
Russia was out of the game
surrender
peace treaty
1918
Intervention of the United States
helped the Triple Entente
decisive factor for victory
in April 1917
people were in favour
Germany attacked a British ship
with many US citizens
1,200 passengers died
in 1915
Emperor William II abdicated
they lost support
the army conclude they were not going to won
Weimar Republic was proclaimed
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
a peace plan
by the president of the United States
the armistice was signed
hostilities in November 1918
after the defeat of the central Empires
CASUS BELLI AND CHAIN REACTION
a reason why a conflict begins
assassination of Franz Ferdinand
the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
On 28 June 1914
in Sarajevo
shot by Gavrilo Princip
a Erbian separatist
result
Serbia
Austria-Hungary tried to annex it
Russia stood up tu defence
Germany
attacked France
Great Britain defended France
The Great War started.
FIRST PHASE (1914)
war of movement
Germany
rapid attack against France
to dominate it
throught Belgium
combined with the Austro-Hungarians
repelled Russian advances
on the east front
were confident of a quickly victory
readiness of their armies
modernity of new weapons
