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WWI Battles

WWI The Great War in Europe was fought on

two fronts, Western and Eastern Western Front

Germany advanced through Belgium in order to attack France

British and French forces stopped the German advancement

Stalemate

WWI Eastern Front

Russians attacked Germany, but were defeated Far inferior technology, a lot of soldiers

Battles in the Balkans Bulgaria joins Central Powers Romania and Italy join Allied Powers

WWI Other areas at War

Japan attacks China and the Pacific Ottoman’s join the Central Powers and defeat

the allied powers in Dardanelles Attack Russia and Armenians

Armenian Genocide

Colonies at War European colonies in Africa and Asia also help

fight

WWI New type of War

Technology made WWI a war like no other Trench Warfare

Soldiers lived and fought in their trenches

Weapons Tanks, machine guns, airplanes, u-boats, poison gas All first introduced during WWI

All led to massive death tolls and destruction

Assignment WWI was nothing like what the soldiers expected,

new styles of fighting and weapons created things that soldiers had never seen before.

Create a journal of a soldier who is fighting in WWI Describe what their reactions might be as they are

fighting in the war You must include

3 journal entries Each entry must be a paragraph long

Description of the battle s that you are taking fighting in and the technology you are seeing

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