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It is heavily debated that the German Schlieffen Plan in 1914 was a key factor in the outbreak of European war. The plan was unsuccessful in attacking France due to Belgian intervention. As a result, tensions increased and Britain ultimately declared war. Taylor in Source 1 argues how the plan indeed contributed to the outbreak of war, thus making it inevitable. However, Martel in Source 2 refutes from Taylor’s perspective, arguing that the plan was only carried out through a defensive motive by…

Luke singletary: The Shefflin War The Schlieffen plan and the two front war had major impact on the World War I. The Schlieffen plan was supposed to be a surprise attack on France planned by the German General Count alfred Von Shefflien. The plan Created in 1905 was Germany’s plan so they would not have to fight in two places with going to war against France and Russia. The plan was modified by Helmuth von Moltke to help make the attack successful to not create a two front war. Germany knew…

perpetuated the Kaiser’s fears. As a result, any actions by other European nations to politically strengthen themselves, Germany saw as an act of aggression. Sadly, this paradigm was shared by the German populace as well, who felt their nation was not receiving the level of respect they deserved. Thus, the Germans held onto a paradigm that war was a necessity to obtain what should already be theirs, prestige in Europe, and they made the necessary policy and posture changes that supported their…

Friedrich Ebert. When Kaiser Wilhelm fled to the Netherlands he told Freidrich to make a democracy to follow the Treaty of Versailles because, The treaty stated that Germany needed to change its ways of ruling over it’s people. So he did he gather the german Reich and they met at Weimar because berlin was too dangerous because of the communists rebellion. So there, in 1919 Germany changed its way of government and they…

Germany is completely responsible for World War One because militarism builds armies and stockpiles weapons which leads to heightened tensions, alliance systems turn small conflicts into worldwide wars, and nationalism unifies countries but can cause adverse effects. Germany is to be completely blamed for World War One because militarism creates an arms race where nations expand their armies and accumulate weapons to feel safe while at the same time, intimidate their neighbors. Militarism is…

1. What were the trenches? Why was the system of the trench employed? Trench warfare is said to have begun in September 1914 but the idea of the trench warfare did not begin then, trenches had been used in the U.S civil war, and the Russian-Japanese war. The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places to be. Behind the front lines was a mass supply of many things like training establishment’s stores, workshops, Head-quarters and many other elements that would be needed in a 1918…

I have chosen to discuss the German Schlieffen Plan. The Schlieffen plan was created by Albert von Schlieffen, a field marshal and Commander in Chief of the German army. Albert von Schlieffen was an excellent military strategist who was requested by Kaiser Wilhelm II to design an attack for the German army to defeat France. Had the field marshal sustained his position as Commander in Chief long enough to oversee his plan as it was put into action, the Schlieffen plan may have succeeded. The…

causes is the failure of Germany’s Schliefflen Plan. Out of the many possible German military failures such as the Michael Offensive and the unrestricted submarine warfare, the Schliefflen Plan could be considered as one of the most significant due to the fact its failure was what put Germany in a disadvantageous situation in 1914 at the start of the war. The Schliefflen Plan was a military plan that was created by the Germans in fear of a two front war with the two allied countries Russia and…

The reasons for World War 1 Millions of lives lost because of one man’s actions and another’s life. In 1914 a young man, part of the Black Hand a radical group who didn’t want Austria Hungary too take over, named Gavrilo Pincip killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The reason he did this was because Austria Hungary was trying to take over Bosnia. This sparked the already heated nation of Europe. World war one is often referred to as a keg filled with gun powder just one small spark could set it…

Schlieffen reminded his successors to avoid this temptation. However, von Moltke was uncomfortable with the left-wing's weakness and decided to modify the left-wing to right-wing ratio. This modification was carried out in the 1914 invasion, and the German efforts to sweep around the western flank of the enemy never succeeded. Although, it could be argued that Moltke changing the ratio is what kept Germany from being completely crushed in the first days of war. Moltke reduced the…