â The United States proves to be too strong and too quick; Germany is defeated.
â On November 11, 1918, the armistice was signed. (11, 11,
11)
â In retrospect, Germany made key mistakes:
4 They predicted Britain would not enter the war.
4 They predicted Russia would not mobilize quickly (Schlieffen Plan)
4 Their biggest mistake was predicting the United States could not mobilize
their troops
in time.