Turning Points in WW1

Intro too ne weapons:

posion gas,machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and submarines

Russia joined the war, what happened?

forcing Germany to fight on 2 fronts

What’s the schlieffen plan, and what happened?

1. Germany invades Belgium

2. Belgium slows down in to the German army, allowing France and Britain to mobilize ending the schlieffen plan

Where does the Russian army face major defeat?

Battle of Tannenberg

What all happened in the 1st Battle of the Marne? And who was in it?

1. Trench warfare began for 4yrs, France drove Germany into the Aisne river, Germany dug in. Countries fought in the trenches for years

2. Britain, France, Germ

What did Germany do to England/Britain?

First zeppelin air raid

What happened at the battle of Gallipoli?

Gallipoli succeeded, which could have ended TUrkey’s participation in the war. 300,00 Turks died

What happened when the Lusitania ship sank?

Americans attitude shifted from neutral to pro-allies

What happened at the Battle of verdun?

282,000 men, 18% of Germany’s army in WW1, died

What was Jutland?

the last, largest, and greatest battleship battles

What would the French say?

“On ne passe pas!”

Germany

High Seas Fleat

What happened at the Battle of the Sommes?

Pals battalion banned and 420,000 British casualties

Who did the Americans declare war on?

Germany

When US entered the war what happened?

Stopped from Germany advancing

What happened at the Vimy Ridge?

Canadian Troops swept away firmly German defenders

What happened at the 3rd battle of Ypres?

400,000 British troops killed in a failed attempt to break through German lines

What happened at the battle of Caporetto?

Austria-Hungary and German forces break through the Italian line

What percent were prisoners in the battle of caporetto?

90%

What happened at the Germ-Russian Armistice?

Armistice signed at Brest-Litovsk on Dec 4

What did Germ’s name their last major offense?

Micheal

What was called the Emperor’s offensive?

Kaiserschlacht

What did the Kaiserschlacht offensive do?

Pushed British back 40 miles

What happened at the 2nd battle of Marne?

Victorious counter offensive against Germans, forcing them to retreat from the MArne River

What shattered German forces and reached where?

Canadian and Australian troops, 600 tanks, reaching them to the Hindenburg line

What was the Hindenburg line?

a vast system of defenses; wide trenches, thick belts of barbed wire, concrete machine guns, bunkers, concrete bunkers, bunker trenches, concrete tunnels, and command post. All in Northern France made by the Germs

What was at Kiel?

German sailors and fleet Mutiny

Who declares independence on Austria-Hungary?

Czechoslovakia

When and what is Armistice Day?

It is November 11th at the 11th hour; on the 11th month of the 11th day.

How was the war officially over?

Germany signs and Armistice with the allies