Schlieffen Plan: The Failed Algorithm

Analyzes the causes and consequences of the two World Wars and the rise of totalitarianism. Schlieffen Plan: The Failed Algorithm turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

Analyzes the causes and consequences of the two World Wars and the rise of totalitarianism. It focuses on Total War, The Treaty of Versailles, The Russian Revolution (1917), The Great Depression, Fascism and Nazism, The Holocaust from the “Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts” section.

The “Operational Assumptions”, “Simulate Timeline” sliders change the key inputs; the “Belgian Neutrality”, “BEF Absence”, “Slow Russian Mobilization” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

AP European History is a college-level course that explores the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped Europe from 1450 to the present. Students analyze primary and secondary sources to… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Unit 8: 20th-Century Global Conflicts” section. Open the full AP European History course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/ap-european-history-71b79c1b-e1c4-4e70-a76d-9bbaf0a79898 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Total War, The Treaty of Versailles, The Russian Revolution (1917), The Great Depression, Fascism and Nazism, The Holocaust — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on AP European History alone.