Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front?
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Have a little read: ... GCSE History Coursework Assignment 1: The First World War Question b) Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front? In my opinion there are two main points to consider when attempting to understand why a stalemate developed on the Western Front. These are 1) Defence was more effective than attack and 2) Incompetent generals adopted misguided tactics. The war coincided with the peak of European industrialisation. The war, when it came, would be a product of that same industrialisation process. Heavy industry would produce mechanical weapons on a huge scale. Never before had factories been turned over to war in this way. The weapons that these factories were churning out proved to be far more effective in defence than in attack. Historians have often said that a soldier on the Western Front's main friend, apart from his comrades, was his shovel and there is certainly evidence to suggest that this was the case. Men dug
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