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WW1 timeline
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Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium based on the Schleffen Plan
Cause and Consequence:
+germans thought they could capture Paris through netural Belgium
+battles erputed in the city of Ypres
Historical Perspective:
+germans made a understandable decision
+though they could go through Belgium and get to Paris faster -
(Great Retreat) the British retreat from Mons and Germany invades France
Cause and Consequence:
+battle of Mons
+Germans overpower the BEF
+the french suddenly retreat, surprising the british
Historical Significance:
+even though the germans overpowered the BEF the casualties were high for both
+1,638 for the british
+2,145 for the germans -
First Battle of Marne
Historical Significance:
+ set the stage for trench warfare
+thought the war would be short
continuity and change: -
First Battle of Ypres
historical significance:
+germans despite having more men and artillery were unable to make effective decisions and moves
+commanders were trying to get used to the new weapons
Cause and Consequence:
+germans underestimated the allied forces
+allied forces victory -
Turkey enters war on German side, trench warfare starts to dominate the Western Front
Continuity and Change:
+turkey helped the germans until they were defeated by the allied forces
Historical Significance:
+germany gained a supporter -
Second Battle of Ypres, poison gas is used by the Germans
Historical Significance:
+first time poison gas was used
+many were killed
Ethical Dimension:
+its no okay to use weaponry that causes torturous death -
Battle of Verdun
Historical Significance:
+longest and one of the bloodiest battles
Cause and Affect:
+small battle field caused many soldiers shell shock
+the land was destroyed -
Tanks are used in the Battle of Somme
Historical Significance:
+tanks killed many people in a short amount of time
Continuity and Change:
+tanks were made more efficient, in terms of use and killing -
Battle of Thiepval
Historical Significance:
+tanks played a ig role in this battle
Cause and Consequence:
+allied forces captured german soldiers and weaponary -
Germans send a telegram to Mexico for them to declare war against USA, discovered and translated by the British (turning point)
Historical Perspective:
+the british needed to do this to prevent any more supporters of Germany
Historical Significance:
+the germans were unable to get help from Mexico
turning point: the germans were getting weaker and didnt get the help they needed -
America enters the war (turning point)
Historical Significance:
+germans gained another enemy
+not with the allied forces
+independant
Cause and Consequence:
+attacks US ships, which is one reason they joined
Turning point:
they wanted mexico to declare war on the US, and their fear came true as they gained another attacker -
Germans launch a major heavy bomb attack over London
Historical Significance:
+bombs dropped from 18 Gotha GV aircraft kill 162 people
+ 432 injured
Continuity and Change
+GV's were made by the germans
+shed light on a efficient way of warfare -
Third Battle of Ypres
Historical Significance:
+244,897 British Casualties
+217,000 German Casualties
Cause and Consequence:
+Haig did not achevie what he wanted
+british started this battle -
Second Battle of Passchendaele
Historical Siginificance:
+allies started with 20,000 men, 12,000 casualties
+gained a few yards
Continuty and Change:
+even though the losses were devastating, more people were already enlisting and America had also joined -
New 'Stormtrooper' Tactic (Germans)
Historical Siginificance:
+'Stormtrooper' assault teams were able to break through british postion of west of St. Quentin
+taking 16,000 british prisoners
Continuity and Change:
+the germans used 'stormtroopers' again in ww2 -
Second Battle of Marne (turning point)
Historical significance:
+last offence by the germans
+start of the collaspe of the german army
Cause and Consequence:
+the counterattck by the allies, overwhlemed the germans
+cause severve casualties for the germans
Turning point:
this was the start of the defeat of the germans, leading up to the end of the war -
Germany asks the Allies for an Armistice
Cause and Consequence:
+germans relalized they were not going to win, due to the strengh of the allies and their own losses
Historical Perspective:
+germany wanted to halt any more bloodshed
+germany saw that the war was dragging on for too long
+they weren't gaining anything -
Germany signs armistice with the Aliies, the offical date of the end of WW1
Continuity and Change:
+Rememberance Day is celebrated this day
Historical Significance:
+marked a day for everyone as the end of WW1
+war measures act was to be inactive
+surviving soldiers could go back home
