The Schliefen Plan was a plan created by Schliefen which called for a blitzkrieg like attack to take over Paris, which would effectively defeat the Western Front, and then focus the Central Power's attention against Russia. However, the plan failed, and the war of the west became what is commonly known as the trench warfare today.
washington does not really have fertile land to farm and is considered infertile for some reasons. given that seattle produces a major of seafood products for their economy I would go with number one