- Rapidly defeat France (6 weeks)
- Use large encirclement maneuver by moving through neutral Belgium
- Turn south against France
Problems
- Underestimated ability of Belgium and Britain to resist
- Overestimated speed with which Germany could mobilize
Result
- Failure; Germany and France bogged down in trench warfare
Later Strategy
- Submarine warfare would cut off British supplies
- Unrestricted submarine warfare brought U.S. into the war
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