Background: When was the Franco-Russian Alliance signed and what did Germany fear from this alliance?
in 1893 and she feared encirclement from France from the West and Russia from the East.
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Who was asked to form a plan to stop a war on two front and when was this plan made?
Alfred von Schlieffen in 1905
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What did he decide was the best way to attack France and Germany while avoiding a war on two front? (France first) (Russia on next slide)
They would attack France and defeat her in the first few weeks but she would be expecting an attack through Alsace Lorraine but they would attack through a neutral Belgium and Holland.
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What did he decide was the best way to attack France and Germany while avoiding a war on two front? (russia)
Schlieffen argued that due to Russia's backwards agricultural way, it would take her a long time to mobolise her forces so Germany would defeat France in the first few weeks then use the same army to fight Russia.
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When did Schlieffen die and how did the plan change?
In 1912 and now they would just go through Belgium to attack, not Holland.
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What are the four things that Germany assumed about the Schliffen plan?
-That France could be defeated in six weeks, -It would take Russia six weeks to moblise forces, -Belgium would not resist German invasion, -Britain would be neutral,
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When was the Schlieffen plan carried out?
On the 2nd August 1914,
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What actually happened?
Germany invaded Belgium and Luxembourgh but Belgium resisted and the BEF(British Expeditionary Force) helped the Belgium to resist, Russia mobolised in 10 days and attack Germany so was forced to withdraw troops, Germany stopped trying to take Paris
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What actually happened? (continued)
and she tryed to attack the East where the French met them at the Battle of Merne and halted G advance.
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to conclude, why did the Schlieffen plan fail?
-Belgians resisted and held up Germans, -British Expeditionary Force helped Beglians to resist, -Russians mobolisedd quicker than thought,
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Card 2
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Who was asked to form a plan to stop a war on two front and when was this plan made?
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Alfred von Schlieffen in 1905
Card 3
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What did he decide was the best way to attack France and Germany while avoiding a war on two front? (France first) (Russia on next slide)
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Card 4
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What did he decide was the best way to attack France and Germany while avoiding a war on two front? (russia)
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Card 5
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When did Schlieffen die and how did the plan change?
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