WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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It allowed the Allies to cut enemy supply lines.
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It allowed greater mobility along the frontlines.
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It led to a stalemate that prolonged the conflict.
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It gave the Allies a greater communication advantage.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of the difficulties of attacking and taking the enemy’s trenches, the Western Front became one of stalemate, with little change in the position of the front over the whole four years.
Detailed explanation-3: -As they were often effectively trapped in the trenches for long periods of time, under nearly constant bombardment, many soldiers suffered from “shell shock, ” the debilitating mental illness known today as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Detailed explanation-4: -World War I was a war of trenches. After the early war of movement in the late summer of 1914, artillery and machine guns forced the armies on the Western Front to dig trenches to protect themselves. Fighting ground to a stalemate.