Why Did a Wartime Stalemate Emerge in 1914

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why did a wartime stalemate emerge in 1914?

• A) Failure of German offensive plans to knock France out of the war
• B) Unwillingness of the Powers to undertake costly offensive actions
• C) Collapse of the world financial system necessitating trench warfare rather than offensives
• D) Unexpected Italian intervention against Austria-Hungary

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