When the great war broke out Germany was supposed to follow a pattern of attack for the offecsive against France -The Schileffen plan.
Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke was supposeed to modernize the turn-of-the-century tactic while northeastern France was vulnerable through Belguim but decided to split the offensive 2 ways against both France and Russia, resulting in a defeat and a slow, long war of attrition. If he haden't changed to plan France may have fallen quickly and Britian would not have had the chance to establish a strong presence on mainland europe.
What if Moltke didn't mess up?
Mabye the U.S. would not have joined the war, or the U.S. would possibly formed an alliance with Germany and nativist President Wilson wouldn't have ran for third term/would have been defeated.
--Monsignor
Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke was supposeed to modernize the turn-of-the-century tactic while northeastern France was vulnerable through Belguim but decided to split the offensive 2 ways against both France and Russia, resulting in a defeat and a slow, long war of attrition. If he haden't changed to plan France may have fallen quickly and Britian would not have had the chance to establish a strong presence on mainland europe.
What if Moltke didn't mess up?
Mabye the U.S. would not have joined the war, or the U.S. would possibly formed an alliance with Germany and nativist President Wilson wouldn't have ran for third term/would have been defeated.
--Monsignor