The intent of the Schlieffen Plan was to?

Question

A. attack Russia without warning.
B. isolate France diplomatically.
C. defeat the Triple Alliance.
D. attack France, then Russia.

Answer 1

The raison d'etre of the plan was to win a two-front war quickly by first triumphing in the West before the "Russian Steamroller" would be able to mobilize and descend upon East Prussia—the Plan scheduled 39 days for the fall of Paris [2].

So your answer would be D, attack France, then Russia.

Answer 2

D. It was based upon the (partially) correct conclusion that Russia would take a substantial amount of time to mobilize its troops due to its poor transportation and infrastructure, so Germany would first strike swiftly into France from the north and defeat its armies before turning east to address the Russians. As with most plans, it fell apart when Germany's own logistics proved insufficient to handle the desired breadth of mobilization. That, and the French resisted a bit more than anticipated.

Of note, the grand strategy behind the Schlieffen Plan was re-used in WWII - put Russia on ice while addressing the Western Front first. In the end, same result...

Answer 3

D seems the best answer. The plan was to overcome France then Russia would fall easily.

Answer 4

D

Answer 5

C.