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Prior to the First Battle of the Marne in September of 1914, Germany was rolling steadily along, even getting within 50 miles of Paris.  It was only after the 'genius of the Marne' that Germany stopped in its tracks, the "race to the sea" and setting up stalemate over ~450 miles of front.


My question is whether success of the Schlieffen Plan and a German victory at the Marne would have drastically altered the course of events in WWI.  If the war doesn't develop into grueling trench warfare, Germany might well have captured Paris before 1915.   [size=2 ] First you have to understand the miracle was no miracle it was a logistical and exhaustion inevitability. The turn was a major blunder and exposed the flank, the french found many german troops asleep too tired to eat. It was no maricle i t ws a blunder the Germans should have stopped rested resupplied and then taken Paris.   [/size=2]

What possible effects do you think this would have had on the British will to fight, [size=2] Some the brits needed more time to get their forces over to france the Marne gave them that. but the brits were motivated by the invasion of the low countries the marne victorywould not change this   [/size=2]
the Eastern Front  and Bolshevik Revolution,[size=2] no real effect see tannenburg the collapse of the tsar was inevitable. [/size=2]

American entry into the war [green ] major reprocutions American entry was based on the zimmermen etlegram which most likely would never happen if Paris fell.  isolationist US would stay out [/green]
(and becoming a major power), the German Revolution and the Weimar Republic, - never happen no versilles treaty no harsh peace terms no nazi germany.
Hitler and the Second World War, etc.?

I just think it's interesting to speculate how events could have turned out very, very differently but for seemingly minor details.