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Home > Modern History > Core Study > World War I and its Aftermath 1914 - 1919: A Source-based Study > Military plans and World War I - Reasons for the Stalemate on the Western Front

 

Questions:

1. Describe Germany's original Schlieffen Plan as prepared by Count Alfred von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff. (H1.1)
   
   
2. How did this plan change under General Helmuth von Moltke? (H1.2)
   
   
3. What implications did the changes have for the development of the stalemate on the Western Front? (H1.2)
   
   
4. What were the principal features of France's Plan XVII? (H1.1)
   
   
5. How did Schlieffen Plan and the French Plan XVII help to contribute to the stalemate that developed on the Western Front? (H6.1)  Note this answer should be an A4 page in length and contain supporting historical evidence from a variety of sources.
   
   

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