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THE COURSE OF THE WAR
SECOND PHASE (1915-1916)
In 1915
Triple Entente troops near Paris
a new phase began
trench warfare/ war of position
both armies were unable to advance
the war came to a standstill
terrible losses of human life
on the Franco-British and German sides
the Battle of Verdun (1916)
started on 21 February 1916
one of the bloodiest battles of the great war
it lasted nearly 10 months
weighed following 19th century's methods
with deadly weapons of of the 20th century
700,000 causalities, killed or wounded
the battle of Gallipoli (1915-1916)
the triple Entente wanted to attack Dardanelle's strait
they wanted to block the Ottoman Empire
they also wanted to help the demoralised Russia
they wanted to break the stalemate in the war
they caused another bloody battle
they barely managed to seize a small fraction of coastline
they had to abandon it after 10 month of fighting
there were 500,000 people dead, wounded or missing
First battle of the Somme (1916)
Soldiers had to dig trenches to protect themselves
it pushed human suffering to the extreme
resulted in this bloody battle
supply problems and difficult living conditions
punished the civilian population
they were exhausted by war
levels of death and destruction never seen before
the soldiers show signs of fatigue and low morale
it led to riots and mass desertion attempts among the troops
the war spread to the world
extended to territories
the vast British Empire
the German colonies
all the confines of the Ottoman Empire
the war reached
Caucasus
Aegean Region
Africa
the Middle East
THIRD PHASE (1917-1918)
the last phase begun in 1917
a critical year
the triumph of the Revolution in Russia meant the country was out
ended up signing a peace contract to surrender it in 1918
the powers of the triple Entente overcame this thanks to the US
may 1915
British ship Lusitania attacked by a German submarine
it sank within minutes
1,200 of the passengers who died were US citizens
it caused the entrance of US in World war I in April 1917
German army concluded that the war could not be won
because of
allied counterattacks
and the loss of support from Germany
William II abdicated and the Weimar Republic was proclaimed
Near the end of the conflict
President of US Woodrow Wilson
proposed a peace plan: Wilson's 14 points
after the defeat of the central empires
the armistice was signed
it led to the end of hostilities in November 1918
CASUS BELLI AND CHAIN REACTION
definition casus belli
an specific reason why a conflict begins
the specific event
the assassination of the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Date: 28th June 1914
how: he was shot
who: Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian separatist
where: Sarajevo
in response
Austria-Hungary threatened to annex Serbia
Russia stood up in defence of Serbia
there was a reaction from the alliances
Germany attacked France
Great Britain defended France
The Great war had begun
FIRST PHASE (1914)
war of movement
Germany attacked France through Belgium
they wanted to dominate it quickly
combined action of Germans and Austro-Hungarians
repelled early Russian advances on the Easter Front
the powers thought it would be a quick victory
they later saw it wouldn't be like that when the fronts were established
