The War Plans Fail in the West

Please answer the following questions with complete sentences.

1. How were German soldiers transported across Germany?
2. How many British soldiers arrived in French ports?
3. What happened at the Battle of Liege?
4. What happened to the French in Lorraine?
5. What was plan Seventeen? (see page 1)
6. Why were German soldiers exhausted when they arrived in France?

The Battle of the Marne

1. To where have the Germans advanced by 4, September 1914? What could they see?
2. What fatal mistake did German generals make?
3. Explain what the “taxis of the Marne” are and their importance to France?
4. What are the facts of the Battle of the Marne?

The Race to the Sea

1. What happened at Ypres?
2. From where did the trenches stretch and what did the development of trenches prevent?