History 1401E Lecture 10: World War One
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The shlieffen plan failed in september 1914, trench warfare was developed in the west. German victories against russia, september 1914, summer 1915. The nature of warfare on the western front, contrasting german depictions of war on the western front: ernst juenger, storm of steel, and erich maria remarque, all. Other instruments of war: internments, blockades, mobilization of the economy, Greater resources of the allied powers and access to the american production of food and war goods: access to food and the wealth of the usa. Monday, january 18, 2016: german government"s ambitious war aims, especially for belgium and polan. Promised to respect the neutrality of belgium, although they proceeded to invade. The allies knew that they had the better hand, more likely to win the war. Shipping lenin across finland, back to russia to spark the russian revolution and eliminate russia from the war: almost worked, but alas did not, the march 1918 offensive.