How was WWI Fought?

Question 1

Failure of The Schlieffen Plan

Answer 1

British Forces in Belgium held off Germany for 10 days and slowed their momentum
Germany Failed to take France and Russia was mobilizing much quicker
Germany dug in

Question 2

The Second Battle of Ypres

Answer 2

April-May 1915

Germany against Britain

Germans used gas attacks on Britain

Germans stood at high ground on Hill 60, so British soldiers built tunnels under the hill and blew it up.

The British gained control.

Question 3

The Battle of the Somme

Answer 3

July-Novemeber 1916

Germany against Britain

400 000 British Casualities

450 000 German Casualties

British ended up gaining only 5 miles of land

Question 4

The Third Battle of Ypres

Answer 4

July-November 1917

Germany against Britain

Infamous for death toll and mud

Germans knew the attack was coming

Destroyed drainage and heavy rainfall turned the battlefield into a swamp. It stopped tanks and drowned men and horses.

After 3 months and 500 000 combined casualties, only 5 miles were advanced