More than the Western Front
More than the Western Front
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More than the Western Front
Today
After today you :
* can name the 6 main fronts of the First World War
* can name the similarities and differences on those fronts
* have made a start with your practical assignment
Not only a Western Front
Eastern or Russian Front
Italian Front
The Balkan Campaign
Middle Eastern Campaign
War at sea
War in the air
Gallipoli
1915: Stalemate on the Western Front. Lots of casualties
Allies looking for a way to break the stalemate
The Turks were Germany's allies and looked vulnerable
It would open a sea route to the Russian Front to help the Russians
The navy was supposed to attack, but the attack failed
Second option: a land invasion, but Turks were prepared.
Trenches again, but first in blistering summer heat and later frost bite
After 8 months and tens of thousands of dead soldiers, Allies pulled out
Eastern Front
Russia was quicker than expected
Invaded East Prussia in August 1914
After early successes, it went downhill for Russian troops
Badly led, poorly equipped and underfed
Civilians went hungry to feed soldiers
Millions of dead Russian soldiers
March 1917: Russia collapsed into revolution (more of that later)
The Italian Front
Italy: a new country, like Germany
Part of Triple Alliance for its own security
British promised territory from Austria-Hungary: Italy leaves Triple Alliance in May 1915
Not very good soldiers: over 650.000 dead, millions wounded, country bankrupt
Balkan Campaign
Aim: to help Serbia defeat Austria and Bulgaria and create a new front against Germany
But Greece was neutral and wanted to stay out.
Russia did not like/trust the Greeks
Bulgarian resistance, but...
Main hazard: malaria and dysentery
Bad leadership until september 1918
Then Bulgaria was defeated in two weeks
Middle East
Turkey threatened Britain's oil supplies in Persia (Iran) and its territory in Egypt
British, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troups drove the Turks back
Turks also harassed by Arab tribes fighting for independence
Englishman TE Lawrence lead them (Lawrence of Arabia)
War at sea
Mostly to control the seas to stop supplies getting to the enemy
British blockade of German ports
Germans used ther submarines (U-boats) for their blockade of Britain
They sank merchant ships - but those sometimes carried passengers...
War in the air
That was the fighting people hoped for: man to man
Every nation had its hero
Early stages of the war: airships (zeppelins)
Later: aeroplanes
Used for spying over enemy trenches, dogfights
At the end of the war, they could drop bombs
War speeded up the development of air technology
Work on your PA
Today’s goal
After twenty minutes, you have:
found and saved two reliable secondary sources;
noted the key facts about your event;
written at least 150 words in your own words.
Be ready to show your document at the end of the work session.