Land Battles Continued.
- Battle of Liege-1914
- Began August 5, 1914.
- First land battle.
- Belgium vs. Germany
- German (320,000) advanced on Belgians (70,000) in Liege.
- Heavy German losses by heavily armed forts.
- Germans used howitzers and Zeppelins.
- Ended August 16, 1914
- Battle of Tannenberg- 1914
- Began August 23, 1914
- Russia vs. Germany.
- Miscommunication between Russian armies resulted in a success for Germans.
- Germans encircled Russian army, capturing 92,000 and killing 150,000
- Best battle of WWI for Germany.
- Battle for Gallipoli- 1915
- Began April 25, 1915
- Turkey, Germany, Austria-Hungary vs. UK, France, Russia, Australia, New Zealand.
- Goals of the battle
- knock Turkey out.
- Link with Russians.
- Persuade Balkans to join Allies.
- Allies landed on beaches and tried to go inland.
- Established footholds but lots of casualties.
- Tried several times, but failed.
- Evacuation- December 1915 and January 1916.
- Ended January 9, 1916.
- 480,000 total Allied troops
- 250,000 Allied casualties.
- 250,000 Turkish casualties.
- Battle of Flers-Courcelette - 1916
- Began September 15, 1916.
- First battle with tanks.
- Only 15 of 49 tanks were used in the battle
- Devastating effects of enemy moral, but not good fighting.
- Allies captures Flers, Martinpuich, and Courcelette.
- Ended Spetember 22, 1916.
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Naval Battles
- The North Sea was of great importance, as it was important for trade. Whoever had control of the North Sea could decided who could trade with it. Say the Allies had power of the North Sea, they could potentially make it impossible for their enemies to be able to trade goods into and out of their country.
- Battle of Heligoland Bight-1914
- Fought in the North Sea.
- August 38, 1914
- Great Britain vs. Germany.
- Germany lost four ships, three others were damged. 3,712 died and 149 were wounded and 336 people were captured.
- Great Britain lost no ships, though some were damaged. 35 died, and 55 were wounded.
- Great Britain won.
- Battle of Dogger Bank-1915
- Fought in the North Sea.
- January 24, 1915.
- Great Britain vs. Germany.
- Germany had 954 dead, 80 wounded, 189 captured, and lost one ship.
- Great Britain had 15 die, and yet no ships were lost but some were damaged.
- Great Britain won, again.
- Battle of Jutland-1916
- May 31, 1916 - June 1, 1916
- Germany vs. Great Britain.
- Fighting over control of the North sea.
- Germany lost 11 ships, 3, 115 were killed, and 80 were wounded.
- Great Britain lost 14 ships, 5, 672 were killed.
- Fought in the North Sea.
- Great Britain won.
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US reaction to WWI before our involvement, and causes for US involvement in WWI
- Woodrow Wilson issued a Declaration of Neutrality, August 1914.
- American Farms and Factories fed and armed Europe's armies.
- American manufacturers, and agricultural producers were eager to make money on the need for goods.
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- Causes for US Involvement.
- Unrestricted submarine warfare.
- Type of navel warfare in which submarines sink non navel boats without arning.
- Germany sunk a French boat, the Sussex, and killed about 50 people.
- It scared Wilson...
- So, the Sussex Pledge- Germany pledged to limit unrestricted submarine warfare.
- Germans sank the Lusitania.
- ^ Lusitania- Using posters, etc. they told people not to board the Lusitania... but.. yeah.. They sunk it and people died.
- ^ Key reason for the US joining WWI.
- American Propaganda.
- Increase support for the war.
- Urged people to:
- Plant victory gardens.
- Join the war.
- Greater war production.
- German Dictatorship.
- US business interests.
- Zimmerman note.
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