HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Both sides were locked in a stalemate
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The central powers had conquered most of Europe
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Victory for the Allies seemed to be coming soon
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There was little actual fighting
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Detailed explanation-1: -The conventional explanation for why the Western Front in World War I settled into a stalemate is that the power of defensive weapons was stronger than the offensive methods employed.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers).
Detailed explanation-3: -During World War I, trench warfare was a defensive military tactic used extensively by both sides, allowing soldiers some protection from enemy fire but also hindering troops from readily advancing and thus prolonging the war. Trench warfare was the major combat tactic in France and Belgium.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war pitted the Central Powers (mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) against the Allies (mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States).