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World War 1
Names, Dates, and Terms
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03/17/2013

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Schlieffen Plan
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Avoid 2 front war. German Plan to attack France first, then Russia.
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Battle of the Marne
Definition
After the Battle at Mons, British and French troops retreat and regroup to hold Germans off.
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Tannenburg
Definition
Russian forces split to take surround Germany. Germany takes all forces south to attack one single russian army.
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Gallipoli
Definition
British attack the Turks at Constantinople to try and knock them out of the war
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Verdun
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German plan to take Verdun and fight a war of attrition. Bloodiest battle of the war.
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Somme
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British attack North of Verdun in order to draw German troops from Verdun. Battle where mines are planted under German trenches.
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Triple Entente
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Alliance between Britain, France and Russia
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Soisson
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Battle between Americans and Germans. Over 1200 American casualties.
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Passcendale
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A British offensive battle against the Germans. One sixth of the objective completed at the cost of 400,000 on both sides.
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2nd Battle of the Marne
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Last major German offensive move. Lost to allies and their tanks. Starts the Allies winning movement
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