Lauren Hamner
Rebecca Pickle
Pre-AP World History
16 March 2017
The Schlieffen Plan and Its Effect on the War
Unwilling to consider a compromise with Serbia, Austria-Hungary declared war on July 28, 1914. Russia now mobilized first on its borders with Austria, but soon ordered general mobilization. This made the German generals anxious, as their only plan for a two-front war with France and Russia was based on the condition that Russia would mobilize slowly with delay. The German government, under increasing pressure from the generals, sent an ultimatum to St. Petersburg, demanding that mobilization must be stopped. The German generals saw only one way to survive a two-front war, the Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan was Germany’s plan …show more content…
These three nations were neutral, and did not have military forces, and had borders that were largely unprotected. This Plan consisted of using 90% of Germany's armed forces to attack France. It was a bold and daring strategy that reflected Schlieffen’s philosophy. Given the strength of the French forts on the Franco-German border, the march through Belgium appeared to be the only way to overcome a true two-front war. But by the time this Plan came into action, Schlieffen had died, so his successor as Chief of Staff, Helmuth von Moltke, tried to maintain The Plan. but, rather than simply letting the Germans pass through, the Belgian army fought. The german commanders were concerned about meeting his timetable so they decided to forget the plan of attacking France and decided to make a full-frontal attack on the Franco-German border. The Plan nearly succeeded but failed because of poor communication and its inability to anticipate what was going on in other countries. The Schlieffen Plan failed because it was a plan that was only reliable on 100% success. If any part of the plan did not work, the plan would fail completely like it did. This changed the war because the Plan started the first ever trench
Rebecca Pickle
Pre-AP World History
16 March 2017
The Schlieffen Plan and Its Effect on the War
Unwilling to consider a compromise with Serbia, Austria-Hungary declared war on July 28, 1914. Russia now mobilized first on its borders with Austria, but soon ordered general mobilization. This made the German generals anxious, as their only plan for a two-front war with France and Russia was based on the condition that Russia would mobilize slowly with delay. The German government, under increasing pressure from the generals, sent an ultimatum to St. Petersburg, demanding that mobilization must be stopped. The German generals saw only one way to survive a two-front war, the Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen Plan was Germany’s plan …show more content…
These three nations were neutral, and did not have military forces, and had borders that were largely unprotected. This Plan consisted of using 90% of Germany's armed forces to attack France. It was a bold and daring strategy that reflected Schlieffen’s philosophy. Given the strength of the French forts on the Franco-German border, the march through Belgium appeared to be the only way to overcome a true two-front war. But by the time this Plan came into action, Schlieffen had died, so his successor as Chief of Staff, Helmuth von Moltke, tried to maintain The Plan. but, rather than simply letting the Germans pass through, the Belgian army fought. The german commanders were concerned about meeting his timetable so they decided to forget the plan of attacking France and decided to make a full-frontal attack on the Franco-German border. The Plan nearly succeeded but failed because of poor communication and its inability to anticipate what was going on in other countries. The Schlieffen Plan failed because it was a plan that was only reliable on 100% success. If any part of the plan did not work, the plan would fail completely like it did. This changed the war because the Plan started the first ever trench