Questions about War World I?

Question

What was the Schliefflen plan?
What is french warfare?
How did the war begin? [I know it has to do with Serbia and Astria, but How did France and Germany get incolved]
What was the significant of major battles?
What was war like at the homefront?
Alliance system? Who were they? {name}


-If there is more you would like to include please do so.
Thanks for your help =]

Answer 1

Yes, there is more.

For all your questions about the Schlieffen Plan, trench warfare, how the war began, what the significant battles were, what the war was like on the homefront, and who the Allies were, see:

http://www.firstworldwar.com

Answer 2

Alfred von Schlieffen, German Army Chief of Staff, was given instructions to devise a strategy that would be able to counter a joint attack. In December, 1905, he began circulating what later became known as the Schlieffen Plan. Schlieffen argued that if war took place it was vital that France was speedily defeated. If this happened, Britain and Russia would be unwilling to carry on fighting. Schlieffen calculated that it would take Russia six weeks to organize its large army for an attack on Germany. Therefore, it was vitally important to force France to surrender before Russia was ready to use all its forces.

french warfare = trench warfare used to combat the tanks?

During the first days of August 1914, the chain of events suddenly gathered momentum. In fact, during the first week of the month, not a single day passed without one occurrence or other, that further disturbed the already tense atmosphere in Constantinople even further. (Aug. 4th, England declared war on Germany)