The Opening Campaigns

Question 1

Central Powers

Answer 1

• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire

Question 2

Allies

Answer 2

• Great Britain
• France
• Russia

Question 3

Invasion of Belgium

Answer 3

August 1914

• Germany had to go through Belgium to get to France & Paris
• Asked Belgium Gov. for entry for troops
  • France had forces along the border
• Belgium denied
• Germany declared war on Belgium

Question 4

British Expeditionary Force

Answer 4

• British sent forces to fight against Germany
  • For Belgiums defence
• Germans smashed it
  • Defeating French Army

Question 5

Battle of Marne

Answer 5

30 August - 8 September

• Between Germany & Allies of France and Britain
• Schlieffen Plan
  • Germany would send troops to France but most to Russia, beat France then send all troops back to Russia
  • Russia would take 6 weeks for them to mobilize
• French stopped Germans, attacked First and Second German armies, confusing them
• Germans forced to retreat and built trenches

Question 6

First Battle of Ypres

Answer 6

30 October - 11 November

• First WW1 battle fought
• “Race to Sea”, would make it to North Sea
• Germans attacked from the coast to the South
• Belgian forces fought a desperate battle

Question 7

Eastern Front

Answer 7

- Battle of Tannenburg, 27-30 August 
  • Germans 8th army v Russian 2nd army 
  • Germans took entire army to attack Russia 
  •Defeated Russia 
  • Didn't completely defeat Russia, but they never entered German land again in WW1 
  • Russia exposed plans - radio 
- Paul Von Hindenburg, 1865-1937
  • German
  • could do no wrong in Germans eyes
- Erich Ludendorff, 1865-1937
  • Germas military commander
- Austria-Hungary 
  • Got smashed by the Russians