Which of the following was one effect of the failure of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan to quickly defeat France?(1 point)

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Germany was not able to bring Austria-Hungary into the war as its ally.
Germany was not able to bring Austria-Hungary into the war as its ally.

Germany had to fight the war on both the Eastern and the Western Front.
Germany had to fight the war on both the Eastern and the Western Front.

Germany had to make an alliance with France.
Germany had to make an alliance with France.

Germany was able to concentrate only on the Eastern Front.
Germany was able to concentrate only on the Eastern Front.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Germany had to fight the war on both the Eastern and the Western Front.

The failure of the Schlieffen Plan meant that Germany could not quickly defeat France and thus had to shift resources to fight on two fronts: against France in the West and Russia in the East.