WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many fronts was WWI fought on?
A
One
B
Two
C
Three
D
Four
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most of the combat in the First World War took place in Europe, along three fronts: 1) the Italian border with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Balkans in the south, 2) the Eastern Front along the Russian border in the east, and 3) the Western Front in France and Belgium.

Detailed explanation-2: -Western Front, major theatre of World War I. The name refers to the western side of territory under the control of Germany, which was also fighting on its eastern flank for most of the conflict. The struggle between the Allied and Central armies at the Western Front largely determined the course of the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to an aggressive military strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan (named for its mastermind, German Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen), Germany began fighting World War I on two fronts, invading France through neutral Belgium in the west and confronting Russia in the east.

Detailed explanation-4: -Three Fronts They had tried to take over Great Britain in 1940 with the Battle of Britain, but failed. Germany’s army was stretched thin and was fighting on three fronts: Eastern or Russian Front. Mediterranean Front and Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Germany had to fight a war on two fronts. It wanted to defeat France, Russia’s ally, quickly, so that it could concentrate on the more powerful enemy in the east. The border between France and Germany was heavily fortified.

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