PresentationsTrench Warfare:Warfare in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from a relatively permanent system of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglementProblems- Rats were everywhere (1 pair could produce 900 offspring a year), smell of rotting bodies, trench fever, death, trench foot (caused by trenches filling with water and having feet submerged for long periods of time), frogs were everywhereWar strategies:The Schlieffen Plan- Win a two-front war by first quickly defeating France in the west, and then turn east to fight Russia. Called for Germany to attack France from behind, through Belgium. The plan failed, Germany's right flank advanced too quickly, leaving the supplies too far behind.Plan 17 (France)- Did not include a fixed military strategy.Plan G (Russia)- Russia had put together two different plans for WWI which were Plan G and Plan A (a.k.a. Plan 19) Put together in case Germany did an all out attack on RussiaPlan 19 (Russia)- failed because Germany defeated Russia at Tannenberg, and the First and Second Battles of Masurian LakesAmerican Expiditionary Forces- All the military personnel and supplies was sent to the western front by President WilsonPlan B and Plan R (Austria-Hungary) Plan B called for 3 armies to invade Serbia, and 3 to guard the Russian border. Plan R was a revised version of Plan B, allowing greater numbers of troops to guard against Russia.UK/Britain- Didn't want war, because they didn't want to expand their country. Didn't come up with a plan. Tried putting up blockades on Germany, and succeeded.
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