The Schlieffen Plan Flashcards
1
Q
When was the Schlieffen plan devised?
A
December 1905
2
Q
What was the strategy designed to do?
A
Avoid a war on two fronts.
3
Q
What did the success of the Schlieffen plan depend on?
A
Whether Britain held up their promise to support Belgium.
4
Q
What guaranteed Belgium’s neutrality?
A
The Treaty of London.
5
Q
When was the Treaty of London signed?
A
1839
6
Q
What was the next step of the plan after defeating the French?
A
Germany would use her moderated rail system to move troops from the French operation to the Russian front.
7
Q
What were the weaknesses of the plan?
A
It assumed Germany would defeat France in less than six weeks, and assumed that Russia would need six weeks to mobilise.
