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War on the W. Front

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War on the W. Front
  1. REASONS FOR THE STALEMATE
    1. failure of the Schlieffen Plan
      1. Russian mobilisation
        1. Belgian resistance/Brittains involvment
          1. *TREATY OF PARIS
          2. *BATTLE OF THE MARNE- september 6-10 1914
            1. race to the sea, both sides dug down to hold ground = trenches and beginging of trench warfare
            2. 1st Battle of Ypre 6 – 22 November
              1. *established deadlock and end of war of movement
              2. Defensive combat held all advantages over offensive. Trenches, machine guns, barbed wire
              3. NATURE OF TRENCH WARFARE AND LIFE IN THE TRENCHES
                1. 3 lines of trenches = frontline, support, reserve
                  1. GERMAN TRENCH vs ALLIED TRENCH
                    1. G.Dug in and were prepared to stay there, very deep, comfortable trenches. Some dugouts 12m deep
                      1. B. Offense was of the essence. Trenches ment to be impermanent. Shallower, less comfortable.
                      2. Trench design - Zig Zags to prevent explosions spreading
                        1. PROBLEMS IN TRENCHES
                          1. RATS, LICE
                            1. DISEASE eg TRENCHFOOT
                              1. BLIGHTY = self inflicted injury to get out of trenches
                              2. led to war of attrition
                                1. B. had 3.5 million non battle casualties === many died from disease in trenches
                                2. STRATERGIES TO BREAK THE STALEMATE
                                  1. NEW TECHNOLOGIES
                                    1. MAJOR BATTLES
                                      1. VERDUN
                                        1. SOMME
                                          1. Passchendale
                                          2. Battle of attrition
                                          3. CHANGING ATTITUDES OF SOLDIERS
                                            1. First enthusiastic
                                              1. brittain relied on volunterrs
                                                1. Germany conscription but still widespread enthusiasm
                                                  1. CHRISTMAS TRUCE 1914
                                                    1. allied and german soldiers called an unofficial truce on christmas day and used the day to bury dead, exchange gifts and play games.
                                                    2. brittain introduced conscription JANUARY 27 1916
                                                      1. PROPAGANDA
                                                        1. continuously changing based on events of the war.
                                                          1. eg. after conscription introduced in B. it was more about conserving food and purchasing war bonds to fund the war
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