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Why did a stalemate develop on the Western Front? A stalemate is a situation where neither side can win. During the First World War, a stalemate developed between the Allies and the Germans on the Western Front. One reason why a stalemate developed on the Western Front was because the Schlieffen Plan failed. Before the invasion of Belgium, the British had been uncertain about joining the war, but Germany had invaded a neutral country and in 1839, Britain had guaranteed to defend Belgium because of their treaty in 1839. Germany failed to capture the ports at Dunkirk and Calais, and Britain declared war on the 4th of August 1914 and sent the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) of 100,000 men. The plan also failed because while the Germans expected Russia to mobilise after 6 weeks, they attacked Germany after only 16 days. There was fierce resistance from the Belgian army at Antwerp and...

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