Chronology by Marta Guillén

1. The war of movement

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It began on the Western Front (the Schlieffen Plan happened), besides, the advance of the Battle of Marne stopped. Finally, on the Eastern Front, Germany won against Russia at the Battle of Tannenberg.

1.1 Western Front

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Germans attacked France (The Schlieffen Plan) and Germany wanted to concentrate on the Eastern Front.

1.2 Battle of Marne

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By 1914, the French and British armies paralyzed the advance of The Battle of Marne.

1.3 Eastern Front

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Germany won against Russia at the Battle of Tannenberg, but Russia recovered. On the other hand, Austro-Hungary couldn't advance at the Balkans because of Serbia.

2. Trench warfare

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Trenches were built, and the smallest advances ended up in big casualties.

Central Powers and the Allied Powers had to find new allies.

2.1 Battle of Verdun

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The French stopped the Germans from launching a new offensive.

2.2 Battle of the Somme

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Then, France and UK attacked the Germans at this battle. They were enormous casualties on both sides.

3. The last phases (1917)

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There were terrible conditions of trench warfare and also, Russia signed the Brest-Litovsk Treaty with Germany, USA made it a global conflict when joining the war.

3.1 The last phases (1918)

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When Austro-Hungary and Ottoman Empires were beat, they called for an armistice. Germans were defeated at the Second Battle of Marne, and when the Kaiser abdicated, they surrendered.

The war ended when an armistice was signed on 11 November, 1918.