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Khan Academy: Schlieffen Plan and the First Battle of the Marne
This tutorial uses maps to help visualize how Germany planned to fight a two-front war against Russia and France. Track the movements of the armies that culminated in the First Battle of the Marne - one of the bloodiest battles of the...
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Khan Academy: Comparing the Eastern and Western Front in Wwi
Compare and contrast the strategies used to fight WWI on the Eastern and Western fronts. This video uses maps to explain the geography of each front and how that affected how they fought the war. Also included is a question/answer...
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Khan Academy: Western & Eastern Fronts of World War I: Schlieffen Plan
Learn about the Schlieffen Plan of World War I, the operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia had started to mobilize her forces near the German border.