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Back to Iraq: The Search for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush's New National Security Strategy of the United States Contemporary Terrorist Organizations Eisenhower
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World War IHandout Three Topic: First Battles OUTLINE: III. 1914: The First Battles A. Let the Fighting Begin. B. Here Comes the BEF. C. Mons. D. Le Cateau. E. Retreat, Retreat, Retreat. F. The Marne. G. Tannenberg H. The Race to the Sea. I. First Ypres QUESTIONS: 1. The Schlieffen Plan may have worked if Helmuth von Moltke maintained his composure. What was the German operational plan to defeat France? What did the German plan require? What would have happened if Moltke did not modify Schlieffen’s initial plan? 2. What was the duty of Sir John French, the Commander of the BEF, according to Lord Kitchener? How important was the BEF? What role did the BEF play in the early days of World War I? 3. How important were the early British engagements at Mons and Le Cateau in the big picture during the opening days of war? 4. What role did Tannenberg play in the Allied victory at the Battle of the Marne? What factors account for the German crushing victory over the Russians? Explain. TERMS: Joseph Joffre First Battle of Ypres Mons Kindermord zu Ypres Race to the Sea Massacre of the Innocents at Ypres Le Cateau Paul von Hindenburg Lord Kitchener Rennenkampf Sir John French Samsonov Joseph Gallieni Conrad Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria Battle of the Frontiers Liege Krupp 420 mm Howitzers Erich Luddendorff Sir Douglas Haig
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