Which statement best explains why the western front turned into a stalemate during world war i? the construction of trenches made it hard for either side to advance. neither side was eager to attack the other along the western front. much of europe’s wealth and most of its industry were based far from the region. the western front was the border between the allied and central territories.

The first one. trenches are a form of defensive warfare. the shotgun and invention of gases, made it hard for british and american and french soldiers to hold a position, bc they did not equip gas masks. it was often a draw due to germanys low budget and our lack of territory. until the production of mass airial warfare, and better vehicles we were not able to gain ground as trenches are a landbased non mobile strategy of defense on a zone or territory. so the answer that best decribes how wwi was a stalemate, was the first, "the construction of trenches made it hard for either side to advance.