WW1 - Art of War Flashcards

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Battle of attrition meaning

A

bleed them dry
make enemy lose by draining resources personnnel and materials
they collapse

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When did attrition start to be used

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after pushes at verdin and somme failed
each side poured resources and men into slowly bleeding the other side
results in total war

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3
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Technology to invent a way out of a stalemate

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submarines - starve them
bomb the civilians - zeppelins 
gas the troops
airplanes to scout enemy 
tanks to crush front lines 
long range artillery
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4
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who is a target of total war

A

civilians

kill factory workers and soldiers run out of supplies

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Blockades meaning

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to cut off supply of war material for other side

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entente and central blockade success

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entente naval very successful

CP unrestricted submarine warfare somewhat successful

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