HSTR 240B Lecture 8: February 4th
13 Sep 2016
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Spirt of 1914: french: our hearts beat with enthusiasm", german: be proud ", british: god be thanked". No choice, everyone would be home by christmas, adventure and travel (see places that you haven"t seen before) , life would go back to the way it was before the war started. The short century" (1914-1991: historian eric hobsbawm, great war = great turning point in european history, some say: there is a greater difference between 1914 and 1920 than between. 4th august 1914: europe was at war, germany"s schlieffen plan = destroy enemy from the rear, france"s plan = offensive attack into alsace and lorrain (french territory that was currently controlled by the germans. Life in the trenches: boredom, lice and scabies, rats, cold, mud, and (mustard) gas . Temporary blindness, severe blistering, headaches, fever and pneumonia. Allied generals ordered greater attacks (willing to sacrifice 1000"s) Tanks not used as effectively; machine guns were advantage for those on defense.
