March 24 The Great War
| Aug 1914 | war on the Western front; stalemate by October; fronts along Europe’s eastern plains and in the Balkans; destruction of Britain’s professional army (80,000) by the end of 1914 |
| Apr 1915 | Allied attack on Gallipoli > Dec (over 200,000 casualties) new front in N. Italy |
| May 1916 | battle in the North Sea |
| Jul 1916 | Battle of the Somme |
| 1917 | uboats fall of Baghdad US enters the war Battle of Passchendaele to break the German defenses near Ypres Russian withdrawal |
| 1918 | final German offensive |
I. the experience of war
World War I Gallery
A. combat
B. the home front
II. outcomes
A. casualties
B. economics
C. politics
D. society
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