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WorksheetsSchlieffen plan
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What problem was the Schlieffen Plan designed to overcome?
Germany wanted to secure oil for its military
Germany wanted to overcome the superior British navy
Germany wanted to avoid fighting on two fronts
Austria Hungary wanted to stop Italy joining up with Russia
Germany wanted a quick victory against...
France
Austria Hungary
Italy
Holland
The plan meant Germany would go around French defences via the country of...
Holland
Britain
Switzerland
Belgium
A problem with going through Belgium was that...
Belgium was neutral and allied with Great Britain
Belgium is a long way from Germany
Belgium had a very large, powerful army
Belgium is full of swampland
Germany needed to defeat France in...
two weeks
six weeks
two months
six months
The Belgians resisted but were defeated after
2 days
1 week
2 weeks
1 month
To the surprise of the Germans the British decided to:
support an 1839 alliance with Belgium
wait to see what happened in Belgium
remain neutral
wait until summer was over
The "Rape of Belgium" refers to:
Reports of German atrocities against civilians, especially women
Major damage caused by bombs on Belgian cities
A major increase of crime during wartime
The burning of Belgian cities by both the French and German armies
The British arrived in Belgium but were defeated at the Battle of Mons because...
they ran out of ammunition
they were poorly trained
they were heavily outnumbered
they were outsmarted
The Germans swept into France to try to quickly capture...
Mont St Michel
Amiens
Marseille
Paris
How close did the German get to Paris?
30km
60km
100km
300km
The British and French regrouped. At the Battle of the Marne...
The Germans entered Paris but were then forced out.
The German army was almost encircled and had to retreat.
British and French bombs (artillery) stopped the German attack.
The Germans won the war.
When the German commander, General von Moltke, heard that his army might be encircled he...
called for reinforcements
had a nervous breakdown
resigned
joined in the fighting
After the Battle of the Marne, the Germans dug into position leading to...
an easier type of battle
an end to the war
years of trench warfare
damage to surrounding trees
The Schlieffen plan had failed to knock the French out of the war. Select three reasons for this.
Russia mobilised its army more quickly than expected. The Germans had to send troops to the east.
The Germans relied on trains to quickly transport their troops but many train lines were destroyed.
Bad weather forced the German army to slow down for several weeks.
The Germans did not expect the British to enter the war in support of Belgium.
