2.1.2
Stalemate
Stalemate
Stalemate
The failure of the Schlieffen Plan led to stalemate in Western Europe.
Trenches
Trenches
- As the Germans were unable to complete their swift (fast) attack on France, the Schlieffen Plan had failed.
- Each side then dug trenches to protect their troops in Belgium and France.
- This began the ‘trench warfare’ that characterised the First World War.
Trench warfare
Trench warfare
- Trench warfare involved 3 lines of trenches.
- The frontline was for launching attacks or defending against enemies. It usually involved infantry going ‘over the top’ using weapons such as rifles and grenades.
- The support line provided a retreat from the frontline.
- The reserve line was where troops waited in between offensives.
- Trench warfare helped to create the stalemate of 1915 to 1918.
- A stalemate is when neither side makes progress to defeat the other.
1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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