The germans invaded france and the russians invaded the germans but were destroyed at the battle of tannenberg
the race of the sea
On the Western Front, both sides dug a 400-mile line of trenches from Switzerland to the English Channel. Soldiers had to put up with constantly being wet, being pestered by rats, and illnesses.
neither side could defeat each other this ended up as a stalemate. On the western front, attacks on the german trenches causing heaps of casualties
Stalemate
The 2 sides aim was to wear down the otherside. There was huge battles including the battle of verdun. Thousands of men died
The war of Attrition
The USA ends the war in 1917. Then the germans signed a treaty on 28th of June 1919