answersLogoWhite

0

Trench tactics provided an excellent defensive line, however, because of this advantage, a successful ground attack was very difficult to accomplish. This imbalance of attack vs defense caused a stalemate because each army didn't want to risk attacking the enemy trenches as they would most likely be defeated.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Still curious? Ask our experts.

Chat with our AI personalities

JudyJudy
Simplicity is my specialty.
Chat with Judy
ViviVivi
Your ride-or-die bestie who's seen you through every high and low.
Chat with Vivi
EzraEzra
Faith is not about having all the answers, but learning to ask the right questions.
Chat with Ezra
More answers

They gave the advantage in warfare to the defender. Once the trench system was made it was difficult & costly for the opposition to evict you from it because you can kill the attacker as he moves across no mans land. Cavalry became obsolete as an attacking force.

User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago
User Avatar

Both sides in the War ended up simply exhausted, so early on, the 'Western Front' was popularized by news reporters to describe the protective trenches that each side had buried themselves in. For a lengthy period, the Brits and Germans shot millions of pounds of ordnance at each other, but little ground actually changed hands. It seemed that until America's General John Pershing arrived in France in 1917, no commander, other than Britain's General Haig, perhaps, was able to conceive of a plan to get their men out of the trenches and into more effective tactics. Hence, stalemate.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
User Avatar

it wasnt a stalemate Germany had a limit put on how many peeps could b in their military

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did World War 1 become a stalemate?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp