Name ______Date ______Hour ______
Chapter 29-The Great War-Guided Notes
Section 2-Europe Plunges into War
The Great War Begins (pg. 845)
• Following Austria’s declaration of war ______began to mobilize against both ______and ______
– ______declared war on Russia on Aug. 1st 1914 and on ______two days later
• This caused Great Britain to ______on Germany
– WWI had officially begun
Nations Take Sides• The Central Powers-
– Later Bulgaria and the ______would join in an attempt to regain lost territories / • The Allied Powers-
– ______and ______later joined as well
A Bloody Stalemate (pg. 846-848)
A Bloody Stalemate / The Conflict Grinds Along• Western Front- / • Schlieffen Plan-
– A quick defeat of France was vital to the plan
Failures of the Schlieffen Plan
• Sept. 5th, 1914 ______attacked the Germans northeast of Paris in the valley of the ______river
– 600 taxicabs brought Allied re-enforcements to the front / • Sept.9th, the ______retreated
– The 1st Battle of the Marne left the Schlieffen Plan in ruins b/c a ______
A Bloody Stalemate (pg. 846-848) continued…
War in the Trenches• Trench Warfare-
– The space between the trenches was called “______”
– The trenches along the Western Front reached nearly ______miles from the ______to the ______border / • New Military Technologies-
– ______guns, poison gas, ______, armored cars and ______were widely used for the 1st time in war
Battle on the Eastern Front (pg. 848-849)
Early fighting and Russia’s Struggles• The Eastern Front-
– ______and the Serbs battled Germans and Austro-Hungarians for control of the Eastern front / • Russia Struggles-
– By 1916 Russia’s lack of ______was crippling their army
– They were short on supplies of guns, ______, ammunition, ______and ______.
– ______and Ottoman forces controlled many of the ports limiting ______as well
– Russia’s one advantage was their ______they could quickly replace soldiers who had been lost in war
Chapter 29-The Great War-Guided Notes
Section 2-Europe Plunges into War
The Great War Begins (pg. 845)
• Following Austria’s declaration of war Russia began to mobilize against both Austria and Germany
– Germany declared war on Russia on Aug. 1st 1914 and on France two days later
• This caused Great Britain to declare war on Germany
– WWI had officially begun
Nations Take Sides• The Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary
– Later Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire would join in an attempt to regain lost territories / • The Allied Powers-Great Britain, France and Russia
– Italy and Japan later joined as well
A Bloody Stalemate (pg. 846-848)
The Conflict Grinds Along• Western Front- The deadlocked region of Northern France fought over in WWI / • Schlieffen Plan- The Germany plan in which they would defeat France 1st then turn east to fight Russia
– A quick defeat of France was vital to the plan
Failures of the Schlieffen Plan
• Sept. 5th, 1914 Allied forces attacked the Germans northeast of Paris in the valley of the Marne River
– 600 taxicabs brought Allied re-enforcements to the front / • Sept.9th, the Germans retreated
– The 1st Battle of the Marne left the Schlieffen Plan in ruins b/c a quick victory no longer existed
A Bloody Stalemate (pg. 846-848) continued…
War in the Trenches• Trench Warfare-Soldiers would fight from trenches often for pitifully small pieces of land
– The space between the trenches was called “no man’s land”
– The trenches along the Western Front reached nearly 500 miles from the North Sea to the Swiss border / • New Military Technologies-
– Machine guns, poison gas, tanks, armored cars and submarines were widely used for the 1st time in war
Battle on the Eastern Front (pg. 848-849)
Early fighting and Russia’s Struggles• The Eastern Front-The battlefield along the German and Russian border
– Russians and Serbs battled Germans and Austro-Hungarians for control of the Eastern front / • Russia Struggles-
– By 1916 Russia’s lack of industrialization was crippling their army
– They were short on supplies of guns, food, ammunition, boots and blankets
– German and Ottoman forces controlled many of the ports limiting supplies as well
– Russia’s one advantage was their population they could quickly replace soldiers who had been lost in war