How was WWI fought?
1) There were two different powers; the Central Powers and the Allied Powers A) The Central Powers 1) They were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire B) Allied Powers 1) They were Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Serbia 2) The war was fought on three different fronts A) Eastern Front- Russia vs. Germany B) Western Front- France vs. Germany 1) This front was fought with trench warfare 2) This front was a war of attrition (Each side tried to ware the other out) C) Southern Front- Balkan front 3) The Western Front A) Germany had conquered part of France, but the fighting reached a stalemate (Neither side was able to advance) at the Battle of Marne 1) Trench Warfare a) Both sides built trenches b) There was no movement between Germany and France because no one was able to conquer the other The machine-gun was used which prevented anyone from moving closer c) d) The trench 1. Each trench had barbed wire in the front and then many foxholes were the soldiers were
