Question

The war on the western front was a stalemate by 1916. What was the effect of this development?

The Germans were able to gain the advantage.
Neither side was able to make progress in the war.
The British were able to take German lands.
The French troops suffered fewer casualties than the Germans.

Answer 1

Neither side was able to make progress in the war.

By 1916 the Western Front had become a trench stalemate—both sides suffered heavy casualties in battles like the Somme and Verdun but gained little ground.