German leaders figured they would be able to win a war on the European continent as a result of the Schlieffen Plan.

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Pro: Assuming the British would not intervene, German military leaders devised the Schlieffen Plan, allowing them to fight France and Russia simultaneously and by surprise.

What caused World War One?

German leaders figured they would be able to win a war on the European continent as a result of the Schlieffen Plan.

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Assuming the British would not intervene, German military leaders devised the Schlieffen Plan, allowing them to fight France and Russia simultaneously and by surprise.

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German leaders figured they would be able to win a war on the European continent as a result of the Schlieffen Plan.

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Assuming the British would not intervene, German military leaders devised the Schlieffen Plan, allowing them to fight France and Russia simultaneously and by surprise.