HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sauerkraut, Hot Dog
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German 12 hour ultimatum to russia (schlieffen plan: declaration of war on russia (allies with france, possible outbreak of war. Plan: 1- defeat france in 2 or 3 days, 2- attack russia. Do not want a 2 front war. 1870-1871 franco-prussian war (toxic relations between germany and france: germany believed they were weak and could knock them out quick, france created a bunker system (massive fortification) at german border- called the maginot line. However, france did not extend the bunkers up to belgium, therefore. Germany"s plan was to send armies through belgium & face light defenses and take paris from the north (schlieffen plan) Britain had an alliance with france and russia (triple entente: germany assumed britain would not join the war. If germany knew britain was going to join the war, then they may not have tried to pull off the schlieffen plan: belgium is taken over by the british military.
