The War of Movement…

… August – December 1914

We will consider the opening hostilities of the war.

We will use our note taking skills.

We will develop our own evaluation.

Learning Outcomes

Do you remember the assumptions of the Schlieffen Plan?

The Plan

The Reality

Battle of the Marne September 5th-11th 1914

By early September, the German army was only 20

miles from Paris.At the River Marne, the combined forces of the B.E.F. and French forces drove the Germans back

The French forces defending Paris were driven to the battle

by all of Paris’ taxis

The Battle of the Marne ensured that the Schlieffen plan

would fail and that the War would take a longer time than

previously thought…

Long term battle lines would now be drawn.

The following events would dictate the entire course of

war in the west

The Race to the Sea!After being stopped at the Marne , the Germans dug

trenches to defend their position. The French dug trenches also…

The Germans tried to outflank the French to the North and westThe French continued to build

trenches to stop this to which the Germans responded by building

more also…

By the end of 1914, the line of trenches stretched for 400 miles from the English Channel to the

French Swiss border.

Flow Chart these key events…

…evaluate and explain their importance.

SUMMARISE the notes you have made!