World War 1

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    Battle of Tannenberg

    What led up to the battle of tannenberg was the invasion of east Prussia during the early stages of ww1. The Russian had about 30,000 killed while the germans had about 12,000 killed which led to the germans gaining the victory. The consequences of this war was that it led to the capturing of about 92,000 russian soldiers.
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    The First Battle of the Marne

    This war was started because of the German invasion of Belgium. There about 250,000 French casualties, 12,000 British casualties, and 298,000 German casualties. The british and the French won the battle and the consequences were that it started the trench warfare.
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    Second Battle of Ypres

    This battle was primarily triggered by the test of a new weapon, chlorine. There were about 59,000 British casualties, 6,000 Canadian casualties and the French suffered around 18,000 casualties. The allies won this battle. The consequences of this war was that chlorine gas was introduced and there were many casualties.
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    Battle of Gallipoli

    The battle of Gallipoli started with the western war deadlock. There were about 250,000 casualties for both sides. The ottoman empire ended up winning the war which caused the emergence of Mustafa Kemal.
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    The Battle of Verdun

    The battle of verdun was started by the German wanting to bleed out the French army. There were over 700,000 casualties in this battle. France won the battle and the consequences of this were that both french and German sides lost a lot of men.
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    Battle of Jutland

    The growing tension between the British and the Germans caused the war. There were about 6,000 casualties on the british side and 2,500 casualties on the German side. Both sides of the battle claimed victory. The consequences of this war was that it was a strategic victory in the war and allowed a dominance over the German blockade
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    Brusilov Offensive

    There were several events that led up to this war like the siege of verdun, tsar's order and the meeting of Mogilev. There were between 500,000- 1,000,000 casualties in the Russian empire and about 1.5 million in the central powers and the Russian ended up with the win. The central powers were weakened by the amount of casualties that there were in their armies.
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    Battle of the Somme

    The battle of Somme was a result of many things like; Trench warfare, German pressure, Allied strategy and many other things. There were around 420,000 British casualties, 200,000 french casualties and about 500,000 German casualties. The allies were the ones that won the battle but some of the consequences of the battle were that they criticized the leadership and there were a lot of casualties for both sides.
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    Battle of Caporetto

    The battle was caused by many factors like; Italian offensives, the collapse of Austria-hungary, Gas attack and much more. On the Italian side there were 10,000–11,000 killed, 20,000–29,000 wounded, 250,000–280,000 captured, and 300,000–350,000 deserted or went missing. On the austro-german side there were around 20,000 casualties. The austro-germans won the battle. The consequences were that the Italians changed military leadership and the austro-germans had a slight increase in their morale.
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    Battle of Cambrai

    the battle started because they tried to capture the St Quentin Canal and the town of Cambrai, France. There were 45,000 casualties for the British and 41,000 casualties for the Germans. The allies won this battle. The consequences were that there was political feud and it also inspired the allied forces.
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    Spring Offensive

    The spring offensive battle was started because of the Germans desire to defeat the allies on the western front. The Allied forces, primarily British and French, suffered around 328,000 casualties, while the Germans sustained approximately 240,000 casualties, with the British alone losing roughly 178,000 men and the French losing 77,000. The Allies won this battle. The consequences of this war were that the Germans lost land.
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    Second Battle of the Marne

    The battle of the Marne started because of a series of major German offensives launched in the spring of 1918, known as the "Spring Offensives," which aimed to decisively defeat the Allies before the full force of American troops arrived on the Western Front. Over 168,000 German casualties, while the Allied casualties included around 95,000 French, 13,000 British and Dominion troops, and 12,000 Americans The allies won the battle. It basically hauled Germany's final offensive attack.
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    Battle of Belleau Wood

    The battle of Belleau Wood was developed by the German spring Offensive. The British had 420,000 casualties, the french had 200,000 and the German had about 500,000 casualties but the british had the most deaths with about 125,000. The allies came out with the victory in this battle. The consequences of this battle were that the germans had a halt in their offence and then which in turn boosted the American moral.
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    Hundred Days Offensive

    The german army launched a large-scale attack on the western front lines making significant gains against the allies.There were 1,070,000 capsules in the battle that ended in the allies winning the battle. The consequences of this battle was that it ultimately led to the signing of armistice day.
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    Battle of Passchendaele

    The british commander and chief's desire to launch a major offense in Belgium. There were around 275,000 casualties on the british side and about 220,000 casualties on the German side. The British won this battle and the consequences of this war were that there were a lot of casualties and it depleted the British moral.