The rate at which work is done is called power
The Schlieffen Plan was conceived by German general General Alfred von Schlieffen and involved a surprise attack on France. The plan failed because it wasn’t realistic. It would have required a flawless unfolding of events which never occurs in wartime
During the cold war, both leaders refrained from any physical or official acts of warfare. It mostly consisted of them taking control of foreign nations that were battling each other, but neither the US or Soviet Union declared war on one another. This was because it happened so soon after WWII that neither wanted to be held responsibly for another war.
The Zimmerman Telegram was "<span>D. a telegram sent by a German foreign minister to Mexico encouraging the nation to go to war against the United States if the United States declared war against Germany," since Germany was increasingly worried that the US would join the war and fight against Germany. </span>