Ch 29-2
Europe Plunges into War
29.2-Europe Plunges into War.pdfGroup Discussions
Why did the stalemate develop on the Western Front during World War I?
Standards:
I-C.7 Analyze and evaluate the causes, events and effects of World War I.
Objectives:
Describe the reactions to Austria's declaration of war.
Summarize military events on the Western Front.
Explain the development of the war on the Eastern Front.
WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading
EQ: Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front during World War I?
The Great War begins
Nations take sides
The Great War begins
Tech developments of World War
World War I: Global Connections
A bloody stalemate
The conflict grinds along
War in the trenches
Life in a Trench
The battle on the Eastern Front
Early fighting
Russia struggles
Heavy Combat Footage
The Russian Revolutions
Vocabulary:
Schlieffen Plan
Germany's plan for winning the war on two fronts
Allies
Great Britain, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side
Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary and other nations who fought on their side
Trench warfare
Fighting from trenches dug in the battlefield
Western front
Region of northern France where much fighting took place
Eastern front
Region along German-Russian border where much fighting took place
