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Question 8 of 10

2 Points
Before World War I, France and Russia had a military alliance. This meant that
each country promised to support the other in the event of war. In 1914,
Germany declared war on Russia. By the end of the year, both French and
Russian troops were battling the German military. Which of the following, if
true, would suggest that the military alliance was only correlated to, but not
the cause of, France entering the war with Germany?

Answer 1

Germany declared war on Russia because they wanted to also declare war on the French. In an audacious move called the Schlieffen Plan Germany had to attack Russia to delay the progress of their steam rail expansion then while the Russians are distracted attack France. Germany knew for certain if they allowed Russia to complete their rail connections the Russian with their superior numbers would overrun them.

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