Germany felt threatened by France and Russia because they could just attack and Russia was friends with Serbia
Because they could not just start a war with was as there was a thing called the triple entente which was an alliance between Russia England and France
The dual alliance of 1892 between France and Russia arose from fear of Germany.
Germany needed to defeat France on the Western front before Russia could prepare to attack on the Eastern front. in addition, by defeating France, it would France's military from the war and push the forces of England out of Europe.
Because if the plan was effectively executed the German forces would have had a much more effective campaign in France. Meaning the French and their allies would have a harder time retaking France and Belgium and possibly changing the outcome of the war.
The greatest impact it had was it removed Russia from the fighting. Germany had been fighting Russia in the east while fighting France and the UK in the west. By eliminating Russia, Germany could concentrate her armies against France and the UK.
if France and russia were allies, they could attack Germany on two sides
Germany felt threatened by France and Russia because they could just attack and Russia was friends with Serbia
Because they could not just start a war with was as there was a thing called the triple entente which was an alliance between Russia England and France
The dual alliance of 1892 between France and Russia arose from fear of Germany.
Most likely Russia due to the sheer size of the country. However, France and Germany could also be top contenders.
Indeed, When Germany invaded Poland they had intentions to only begin an eatward expanse against Russia but since Poland was an ally of France and Britain they declared war, Germany wasnt excpecting Britain and France to declare war so they invaded France and then Britain FURTHER pulling America into the war because they were allies with Britain, now Germany changed the battle plan and attacked North Africa, If France and Britain hadnt declared war on Germany first then ww2 could have been unavoidable and Germany couldve just went on to face Russia =D
Germany needed to defeat France on the Western front before Russia could prepare to attack on the Eastern front. in addition, by defeating France, it would France's military from the war and push the forces of England out of Europe.
No. WW1 came in 1914. The Russo-Japanese War "almost" or "could have" became WWI...as Germany & France wanted to side with Russia against Japan; only Britain's "pact" with Japan prevented it. Had Germany/France entered the war against Japan, Britain would have entered the war as Japan's ally...WWI!
Britain and France sees both Russia and Germany as potential threats ,after the Russian revolution Russia was hitting hard in world politics and economy so Britain and France hoped for a typical war between Russia and Germany (as Germany was becoming the world superpower ).Their was that If Russia And Germany could collide one would destroy another and there will be at least one enemy wipped out or weekend and would be easy to handle,this strategy was called as satisfying spree but unfortunately Russia and Germany came under an agreement not to attack each other ,that's why France and Britain refuses the Russian overtures for alliance though they gave (as announced) their full support to Russia when Russia managed to stop Germany's progress in Stalingrad .
The defeat of Russia enabled Germany to transfer troops to the Western Front, but not in the numbers they had hoped for, as they had unexpectedly serious problems on the Eastern Front with groups as diverse as Bolshevists and Ukrainian nationalists. Russia' defeat also fed fantasies about boundless German expansion in Eastern Europe - fantasies that played a key role in Hitler's thinking.
The top 5 most populous countries of Europe are: 1. Russia 2. Germany 3. Turkey (includes part of Turkey that could be considered Asia) 4. France 5. United Kingdom Wholly in Europe: 1. Russia (European Russia) 2. Germany 3. France 4. United Kingdom 5. Italy