Our Project on France During WW1

1. During World War I, France was one of theTriple Entente powers allied
against the Central Powers. Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk
of the fighting in Europe occurred inBelgium, Luxembourg, France
and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as theWestern Front.
Specific operational, tactical, and strategic decisions by the high commands
on both sides of the conflict led to shifts in organizational capacity, as
the French Armytried to respond to day-to-day fighting and long-term
strategic and operational agendas. In particular, many problems caused the
French high command to re-evaluate standard procedures, revise its
command structures, re-equip the army, and develop different tactical
approaches.n to the coast.

2.  France had been the major power in Europe for most of the Early Modern
Era: Louis XIV, in the seventeenth century, and Napoleon I in the
nineteenth, had extended French power over most of Europe through
skillful diplomacy and military prowess. The Treaty of Vienna in 1815
confirmed France as a European power broker. By the early 1850s,
Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck started a system of alliances
designed to assert Prussian dominance over Central Europe. Bismarck's
diplomatic maneuvering, and France's maladroit response to such crises
as the Ems Dispatch and the Hohenzollern Candidature led to the French
declaration of war in 1870. France's subsequent defeat in the Franco-
Prussian War, including the loss of its army and the capture of its
emperor at Sedan, the loss of territory, including Alsace-Lorraine, and the
payment of heavy indemnities, left the French seething and placed the
reacquisition of lost territory as a primary goal at the end of the 19th
century; the defeat also ended French preeminence in Europe.
Following German Unification, Bismarck attempted to isolate France
diplomatically by befriending Austria–Hungary, Russia, Britain,
and Italy.

3.  Joseph Joffre was Commander-in-Chief, a
position he had held since 1911.[3] While
serving in this position, Joffre was responsible
for development of the Plan XVII blueprint for
the invasion of Germany, which proved
unsuccessful.[3] Joffre was thought to be the
'Savior of France' due to his serenity and a
refusal to admit defeat, valuable at the
beginning of the war, along with his
regrouping of retreating allied forces at
theBattle of the Marne.[

4.  Germany marched through neutral Belgium as part of
the Schlieffen Plan to invade France, and by August 23
had reached the French border town of Maubeuge,
whose true significance lay within its
forts.[6] Maubeuge was a major railway junction and
was consequently a protected city.[6] It had 15 forts and
gun batteries, totaling 435 guns, along with a
permanent garrison of 35,000 troops, a number
enhanced by the British Expeditionary Force.[6] The
BEF and the French Fifth Army retreated on August 23,
and the town was besieged by German
heavy artillery starting on August 25.[6]The fortress was
surrendered on September 7 by General Fournier, who
was later court-martialed, but exonerated, for the
capitulation.[6]

5.  Who was the Commander in WW1 For France?
 In what century did France Had major Power
 Did commander Succeed
 On what day Did Germany Want to Invade
France
 How much Forts did the City of Maubeuge
have

6.  By Abdul,Guste,Antonio