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Stalemate is a perfect description for the lack of movement on the Western Front. Both sides hit an impasse - both dug and created huge networks of trenches and spent years trying to gain small amounts of ground.

Neither side was able to gain much ground in the war. They would send troops to capture the other side's trenches and then have to abandon them almost immediatly when a counter offensive was launched.

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What is the World War 1 term used when both sides are not advancing with their troops?

stalemate


By 1917, the countries fighting in World War I had reached a stalemate. A stalemate is a situation where no one can make progress. What happened in 1917 that ended the stalemate?

The United States entry into the war


A stalemate is a situation in which further action is blocked A stalemate during World War 1 was broken in 1917 by?

The entry of the U.S. into the war.


What is Lack of movement in World War 1?

Stalemate.


What tactics did the two armies use to try to break the stalemate in World War 1?

They used poisoned gasses.


Why did the stalemate in World War 2 end?

Would you mind reposting your question with a little more information? There was a stalemate in most of World War I, but World War II happened in so many places, that I do not know of the occurence in your question . . .


Stalemate in World War I?

no one gains or looses ground


How long was World War 2 in stalemate?

8 years


Where was the World War 1 stalemate?

On a Coast Line somewhere


Was stalemate pointless in the first world war?

The stalemate generally refers to the Trench warfare in France 1915-1918.


What was The stalemate during World War 1 was broken in 1917 by?

the entry of the U.S. into the war.


How tanks affected World War 1?

They did help break the stalemate.