The initial expectations of the Schlieffen plan of World War I were reversed by:
A)the French victory at the Marne and the German victory at Tannenberg.
B)the Russian victory at Lemberg and French victory at the Marne.
C)the British victory at Verdun and the German victory at Tannenberg.
D)the French victory at the Somne and the German victory at Tannenberg.
E)the British victory at Verdun and the French victory at the Somne.

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The Schlieffen Plan was reversed by the French victory at the First Battle of the Marne, which halted the German advance into France, and the German victory at Tannenberg, which was a significant defeat for Russia on the Eastern Front.

The Initial Expectations of the Schlieffen Plan of World War