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Battles, etc.
Who vs. Who, dates and miscellanious stuff
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History
11th Grade
02/25/2013

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Term
1st Battle of the Marnes
Definition
Augist 1914    French Vs. Germans    Allies -first Von Shelifeflen plan -first battle
Term
Tannenburg
Definition
Sept 1914    Russia Vs. Germany     Central -Russians move in slowly Samsonov/Rennenkampf vs. Hendenburg/Ludendorff
Term
Gallipoli
Definition

April 1915- Jan 1916          Centrals? -Brit/French/Austrailans/ New Zeland Vs. Turkey? they made it to the beach, and then had to leave

In the Dardenelles

Term
Verdun
Definition
Feb-July 1916      FrnchVs.Gmny       Allies -Germans hit where the niations pride was --they stayed afloat becuase of the British Draft
Term
Somme
Definition
July-
]Nov.1916  Brits/FnchVs.Gmny   Allies -Tank was used for the first time
Term
Ypres
Definition

Oct. 1914 and Ap-May 1915 Allies

tried to cut off the Brits from coming in- 1st

-Gas maybe? nope-2nd

Term
FINAL PUSH OF THE GERMANS
Definition
March-may 1918 Central
1st- aim at the brits at St. Quentin near Somme River
2nd- Big Berthas met with Paris
Failed at Lys river in Beligum
3rd- Aisne River
by May, they were past the Marne River
Term
Chateau-Thierry
Definition
June 3-4 1918
-At the Aisne river, pushed them back from the Marne river
Term
Belleau Wood
Definition
June 6-26
-wooded area
--took a while but we got them out of their
"Leave? Hell we just got here!"
Term
2nd Battle of the Marnes
Definition
July 15-Aug 5
-counter offensive
Turning point of the war
Hit the germans on three points, Brits on top, French in the middle, US at the bottom- cut off thier supply line
*Turning Point of the War*
Term
St Mihiel
Definition
Sept 12-15
Term
Argonne Forrest and Meuse River
Definition
Sept 25
Term
Treaty of Verisailes
Definition
1919
In france
Term
Kaiser Skipped out
Definition
Nov 9
Armistce came soon after
-in a train cart on 11/11/18 @ 11:11 AM
Term
David Lloyd Geroge
Definition
Wanted to:
-expand thier colonies
-Increase naval supremacy
-Make Germany Pay for the War
Term
Geogres Clemenceau
Definition
Wanted:
to weaken Germany to make sure this doesn't happen again
got back lost territorty
Term
Vittorio Orlando
Definition
Wanted to:
Expand Italy and thier colonies
Term
Woodrow Wilson
Definition
Wants:
Peace
-14 points
-League of Nations
Term
14 Points
Definition
1. Open treaties openly arrived at
2. Freedom of the seas
3. OPEN TRADE
4. Arms reduction
5. Fair adjustment of colonial claims
6-13. Adjustment of European borders
14. Establish a “League of Nations”
Term
May 7, 1915
Definition
Lusitania sinks
Term
1917
Definition
Russian Revolution
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