As Soldiers on Both Sides Realized That No One Could

question 42

Multiple Choice

As soldiers on both sides realized that no one could gain an advantage in trench warfare

• A)savage treatment of prisoners became commonplace.
• B)new weapons were developed to kill rather than overrun the enemy.
• C)daily life for the soldier became increasingly squalid and miserable in rat-infested trenches.
• D)they were increasingly encouraged by their officers not to fight and to await a peace treaty ending the war.
• E)most of the participants on all sides simply quit active fighting and the war bogged down into a stalemate.

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