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Battle of Tannenburg
In early WW1, Russia advanced into Prussia. Germany and Russia fought, which lead to the army of Germany to win. Germany won; and killed the entire Russian second army. Russia lost about 100,000 men, and Germany lost 20,000. This battle led to Russia forces to completely fall on the eastern front. -
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First Battle of The Marne
Germany invades France, which causes the leader of Britain and Frances army to attack back. The Germans end up retreating which led to the loss of Germany. About 500,000 men combined died between these two armies. With this battle it led to trench warfare on the western front of Germany. -
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Second Battle of Ypres
Germany used poison gas to target French and Canadian troops. We don't know who won but Germany made some advancements. Around 100,000 people died. The use of Germanys gas made warfare scarier. -
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Battle of Gallipoli
The Allied powers fought the Ottoman empire. This led to the victory of the Ottoman Empire. About 250,000 people died combined. The loss of the Allies boosted the Ottoman morale. -
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Battle of Verdun
Germany tried to capture the fort of Verdun. But Germany was not able to break through Frances's defense. Which lead to the victory of France. Around 700,000 men died. The battle drained both Central and Allied armies. -
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Battle of Jutland
This battle was between Germany and Britain; This was one of the only major naval wars in WW1. The outcome of this battle in inconclusive; However, there were 9000 British and 6000 German deaths. This battle showed how powerful Britian's Naval Army is. -
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Brusilov Offensive
This was a Russian attack that was led to break through Austro-Hungarian lines. Russia won, which led to many gains and positive outcomes for them. There were about 1,000,000 deaths combined. This attack weakened Austro-Hungary, and also exhausted Russian soldiers. -
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Battle of the Somme
The British was trying to relief pressure on Frances Verdun. We don't know who won this; However, it led to about 1.2 million deaths combined. The battle showed how bad the new Modern Warfare is effect everyone. -
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Battle of Passchendaele
An attack led by Britain to gain control of the coast of Germany. Britain won, which led to very limited territorial gains. There were about 500,000 deaths on each side. This battle drained allied morale, and showed the true horror of trench warfare. -
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Battle of Caporetto
A central attack on Italy. Italy was poorly prepared, and it led to their loss and the victory of the Central Axis. There was a total of 700,000 deaths combined. Italy's position in the war was almost non-existent after this war. They were severely weakened -
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Battle of Cambrai
The British attacked a German Cambrai sector in France; In turn, it caused a battle that had a total of 200,000 deaths. The British won this battle, but the use of their warfare showed how powerful they are. -
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Spring Offensive
A battle by Germany on the western front which was used to destroy the allies before American help can arrive. Germany almost won, but the Allies eventually stopped Germany. There were around 1.2 million total deaths. The attack depleted German resources; it showed the climax of the Central Powers. -
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Battle of Belleau Wood
The Germans were trying to break through Paris, but French and American soldiers were fighting against it. French and America won this battle but suffered about 200,000 total deaths including Germany. The victory boosted Allied morale and showed the reputation of the U.S. Marines. -
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Second Battle of the Marne
This was the last major German attack on the Western Front; America and France troops were fighting this. The Allies won this battle; However, everyone suffered 500,000 deaths. The defeat of Germany marked an ending point to the war. This left the Central Powers to be on defense for the rest of the war. -
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Hundred Days Offensive
This was a bunch of Allied attacks on the Central Powers that pushed Germany backward. The Allied powers won because the Central Powers were weak. There were about 1.8 million deaths total in this Battle. This Battled made Germany end the war.