This brutal battle outside Paris finally halted the German advance and made both sides establish more fixed, entrenched positions. It was now apparent that it would be a longer war than expected:

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This brutal battle outside Paris finally halted the German advance and made both sides establish more fixed, entrenched positions. It was now apparent that it would be a longer war than expected:

(A) ** Battle of the Marne

(B) Chateau-Thierry

(D) Battle of Verdun

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Concept note-1: -The Schlieffen Plan’s strategy required that France be defeated swiftly – but this didn’t happen. That failure led to sustained trench warfare on the Western Front.

Concept note-2: -First Battle of the Marne: September 6-12, 1914 The First Battle of the Marne marks an Allied victory about 30 miles northeast of Paris, where the French army and British Expeditionary Force stop Germany’s swift advance into France.

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