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    The document outlines several military plans leading up to World War 1. It describes the British building of the powerful battleship HMS Dreadnought, which sparked an Anglo-German naval arms race from 1900 to 1914. It also details the German Schlieffen Plan of 1905 to quickly invade France through Belgium before fighting Russia on two fronts, as well as the French Plan 17 of 1913 to recapture Alsace-Lorraine and march to Berlin. Finally, it mentions Britain's Expeditionary Force and increased militarization of both the Russian and Austro-Hungarian armies.

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    The document outlines several military plans leading up to World War 1. It describes the British building of the powerful battleship HMS Dreadnought, which sparked an Anglo-German naval arms race from 1900 to 1914. It also details the German Schlieffen Plan of 1905 to quickly invade France through Belgium before fighting Russia on two fronts, as well as the French Plan 17 of 1913 to recapture Alsace-Lorraine and march to Berlin. Finally, it mentions Britain's Expeditionary Force and increased militarization of both the Russian and Austro-Hungarian armies.

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    The document outlines several military plans leading up to World War 1. It describes the British building of the powerful battleship HMS Dreadnought, which sparked an Anglo-German naval arms race from 1900 to 1914. It also details the German Schlieffen Plan of 1905 to quickly invade France through Belgium before fighting Russia on two fronts, as well as the French Plan 17 of 1913 to recapture Alsace-Lorraine and march to Berlin. Finally, it mentions Britain's Expeditionary Force and increased militarization of both the Russian and Austro-Hungarian armies.

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    The document outlines several military plans leading up to World War 1. It describes the British building of the powerful battleship HMS Dreadnought, which sparked an Anglo-German naval arms race from 1900 to 1914. It also details the German Schlieffen Plan of 1905 to quickly invade France through Belgium before fighting Russia on two fronts, as well as the French Plan 17 of 1913 to recapture Alsace-Lorraine and march to Berlin. Finally, it mentions Britain's Expeditionary Force and increased militarization of both the Russian and Austro-Hungarian armies.

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    PlansForWar

    I.Naval
    Br.buildsnewship:HMSDreadnought(1906)
    Fastestship
    Mostpowerfulshipofitstime
    Morearmour
    Canfightatalongrange

    II.AngloGermanNavalRace
    Beganin1900
    Gr.builtitsownversionoftheDreadnoughttypeship(Westfalen)
    1914
    Gr.17ships
    Br.19ships
    RacebeganwhenWilhelmIIwantedtomakeGr.agreatpower
    FelthehadtochallengeBr.navy
    RiskTheory:GermansfeltthattheBritishwouldnotrisktheirnavy.Thatthey
    wouldjustleaveitinport.
    TwoPowerStandard:BritishNavalDefenceActof1889calledforBr.tohavea
    navywiththepowerofatleastthetwonextlargestnaviescombined.

    III.SchlieffenPlan(1905)

    VonSchlieffen(Gr.general)planshowGr.couldfightFr.andRussiaifneeded
    Wantedtoavoidatwofrontwar
    FeltRus.wouldtakealongtimetogetintoposition
    ThereforeentireGr.armywouldquicklyinvadeFr.viaBelgiumthenfightRus.
    Planwouldmakesuretoinvolvemorecountriesandleadtoalargescalewar

    IV.PlanSeventeen
    Fr.planforrevengeagainstGermany
    1913(Joffre:Fr.general)planstoattackAlsaceandLorrainetorecapturelost
    provincescrosstheRhineandheadtoBerlin

    V.ExpeditionaryForce
    ExtremelymobilizedandexperiencedforcethatBr.had

    VI.RussiaandAustriaHungary
    Russiastartsbuildinguparmy
    AHbeginstoproducecannonstouseinthewar

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