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Because in trench warfare, defense is easy, but offense is costly and difficult. Charging headlong into rows of machine guns is almost always a disaster. So if you can't advance, and neither can your enemy, you get a stalemate.

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How did the war reach stalemate?

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Was stalemate pointless in the first world war?

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What element of war resulted when a stalemate occurred between the allied powers and the central powers?

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What was the effect when Opposing sides in World War 1 initiated trench warfare?

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What caused the stalement of the war?

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How do you use trench in a sentences?

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Why is World War 1 famous for trench warfare?

Because there is something called a Stalemate. Both sides cannot advance so they dug trenches and stayed there.