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When did Germany declare war on France in 1914?

6th august 1914


Which armies had increase size between 1870 and 1914?

The armies of both France and Germany had more than doubled between 1870 and 1914


Who were allies in 1914?

The Allied Forces in 1914 were Britain, France, Russia, Japan, Italy, Serbia and Belgium. The Central Powers were comprised of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria in 1914.


Which country was the last to declare war after several unsuccessful attempts at peace in 1914?

france


What was schliffen plan?

Germany had been preparing for war long before 1914. In fact, Germany had started drawing up a plan for war - the Schlieffen Plan - in 1897. It took nine years to finalise, but it was based on the theory that Germany would be at war with France and Russia at the same time. It did not prepare for many of the events that occured in July and August 1914. It was based on the belief that, if the country went to war, Germany would be faced with a war on two frontswith France and Russia.This map shows the war faced by Germany on two frontsThe plan assumed that France was weak and could be beaten quickly, and thatRussia was much stronger, but would take longer to mobilise its army.The plan began to go wrong on 30 July 1914, when Russia mobilised its army, but France did not. Germany was forced to invent a pretext to declare war on France (3 August 1914).Things got worse when Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914 because, in a Treaty of 1839, Britain had promised to defend Belgium.

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