The War

People thought that the war was only going to take a few weeks.

Europeans began to respond to the propaganda and the please of their leaders.

Political leaders thought that war involved so many political and economic risks and that was something they were trying to avoid.

In August all the ideas were shattered. War became another ilusion.

German Hopes for a quick end to the war .

Germans advanced was hatled a short distance from Paris at the First Battle of the Marne

On September Germans were defeated in the Battle of Masurian Lakes.

On August 30 Germans were defeated at the Battle of Tannenberg.

The German's goal was to make the French bleed over 700,oo French and German young mn lost their lives over a few miles of land.

Millions of young men died fighting for the elusive breakthrough.