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WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

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· It was fought between the German and French armies, February to December 1916.· It ended in a French victory since the German forces failed to achieve their strategic goals.· It resulted in more than a quarter of a million battlefield deaths and at least half a million wounded.· It was the war’s longest battle and proved to be one of the most devastating in terms of casualties.Which World War I battle is being described by these statements?
A
The Battle of Verdun
B
The Battle of the Somme
C
The Battle of the Marne
D
The Battle of the Argonne
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Allies agreed upon a strategy of combined offensives against the Central Powers in 1916 by the French, Russian, British and Italian armies, with the Somme offensive as the Franco-British contribution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of the Somme, which took place from July to November 1916, began as an Allied offensive against German forces along the Western Front of World War I, near the Somme River in France.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major German offensive. It was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most-ferocious battles of the war; French casualties amounted to about 400, 000, German ones to about 350, 000.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. Planning and Preparation. The Battle of the Somme (1 July-18 November 1916) was a joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve a decisive victory over the Germans on the Western Front after 18 months of trench deadlock.

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