I.The Western Front to 1917
     A.Germany's Schlieffen Plan
          1.holding action against Russia
          2.Rapid encirclement of Paris, conquest of France
          3.Then attack and defeat Russia
     B.Schlieffen Plan fails
          1.Russian advance to Masurian Lakes in Prussia forces Germany to commit
          more troops, which weakens the German assault on France
          2.German advance in France stopped at 1st Battle of Marne
     C.Trench Warfare
          1.Initial advances turn to stalemate
          2.Both sides fight a war of attrition
               a.Battle of Verdun, 700,000 killed
               b.Battle of the Somme, even more killed
                    (1)Britain alone loses 400,000
     D.Naval Warfare
          1.Britain blockades Germany
          2.Germany strikes back with submarine warfare
     E.May 1915, Italy joins Allies against Central Powers
          1.Disregards defensive treaty with Germany & A-H
          2.Wants territorial concessions: South Tyrol & Trieste
II.The Eastern Front through 1917
     A.Russian advances in first weeks of war
     B.German victory at Tannenburg, August 1914
          1.stops Russian advance, drives them back
     C.Russia advances in A-H until 1915
     D.Sept 1915, Bulgaria joins Central Powers
     E.fall 1915, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria conquer Serbia
          1.Serbian government in exile on island of Corfu
     F.1916, renewed Russian advance against Austria-Hungary
     G.1917, strikes, mutinies, and then revolution in Russia
III.The "Home Front"
     A.Central Planning and authoritarianism prevail
     B.government control of economy
     C.fixed wages & prices, quotas on consumption
     D.forced labor
     E."War Socialism" in Germany under Ludendorff
IV.The Western Front, 1917-1918
     A.April 1917, U.S. joins Allies against Central Powers
          1.Financial, material, naval aid for 1st months
     B.early 1918, U.S. rushes troops to Europe
     C.early 1918, Germany reinforces Western Front with troops withdrawn from Russia
          1.Russia had signed a separate peace at Brest-Litovsk
     D.March - June 1918, Ludendorff's German offensive successful in northern France
     E.July 1918, Germans stopped at 2nd Battle of the Marne
V.The End of the War
     A.Sept 1918, British/French forces operating out of Salonika defeat Bulgaria
     B.Oct 1918, British defeat the Turks
     C.Nov 03, 1918, A-H surrenders to Britain/France/Italy
     D.Nov 04, 1918, mutinies throughout Germany
          1.Kaiser's government overthrown, Kaiser flees to Holland
          2.Socialists & Liberals establish new German government
     E.Nov 11, 1918, Germany accepts Armistice terms
     F.Victorious powers then dictated harsh terms
          1.Peace of Revenge
          2.Threaten to renew the war if treaties rejected
VI.Treaties of Paris, 1919
     A.Turkey, Treaty of Sévres, 08-20-1920 (never ratified)
     B.Austria, Treaty of Saint Germain, 09-10-1919
     C.Hungary, Treaty of Trianon, 06-04-1920
     D.Bulgaria, Treaty of Neuilly, 11-27-1919
     E.Germany, Treaty of Versailles, 06-28-1919