World War One People And Events Flashcards
German Invasion of Belgium
August 4th 1914
Battle of the Marne
September 6th-10th 1914
British and French stem German invasion and push back at Marne River
By Christmas 1914
Trench Warfare on Western Front is fully established and….Entrenched!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAH
Battle of Tannenburg
August 26th-30th 1914
German forces drive Russians from German territories, squashing Russian offensive and taking 92,000 prisoners
Italy Joins Allies in
May 1915
Gallipoli
April-December 1915
Allied invasion led by British. Invasion of Gallipoli Peninsula in hopes of squashing Ottoman Forces and taking them out of the war. Allies defeated!!!
Examples of New Technology that made War disastrous, drawn out, bloody, and modern
Big Bertha, Gas, Trench warfare (barbed wire, no mans land), shift in technology made war confusing for a generation of generals used to old-world tactics
Tanks and Zepplins had little effect on War
Sinking of the Lusitania
May 7th, 1915
Germany Declares Unrestricted Sub Warfare
1917
U.S. Declares war on Germany
April 6th, 1917
Verdun Offensive
February 1916,
Germans launch Offensive on France
Massive casualties are suffered, France gains small advantage in the end, Both sides suffer horrible losses
Somme Offensive
June-November 1916
British launch offensive on Germany in attempt to break German lives
Massive casualties are suffered, neither side gains real advantage
Nivelle Offensive
April-May 1917
French General Robert Nivelle promises massive break through German lines…immediate failure
Casualties on first day are horrific, rivaling those of the Somme
Third Battle of the Ypres
July-October 1917
British Attempt to break German lines, control Ypres
British lose 500,000, make no significant gains
First Battle of the Ypres
October-November 1914
battle for control of advantageous city of Ypres in Belgium
ended indecisively because of harsh winter conditions
