HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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For which of the following reasons did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
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Belgium could not be defeated.
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Germany did not have a strong army.
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The United States joined the war.
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Russia mobilized its army quickly.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Schlieffen Plan, devised by Germany, was intended to force France into submission and then invade Russia. It didn’t work because Russian troops attacked Germany while German troops were busy invading France.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prior to World War I, The Schlieffen Plan established that, in case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first and then Russia. Instead of a ‘head-on’ engagement, which would lead to position warfare of inestimable length, the opponent should be enveloped and its armies attacked on the flanks and rear.
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