Why might the Schlieffen Plan have become obsolete by 1916?
a. France was nearing completion of its Maginot line of defenses.
b. Tank technology would have become sufficiently advanced to turn war in favor of the defense.
c. Germany's economy and industrial might would have surpassed its neighbors and precluded the need for war.
d. Russia was using French money to build railroads that could have transported its troops faster.
e. The United States would have completed its alliances with Britain and France and tipped the odds too highly against Germany.
Answer: d
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