Which statement does NOT characterize the first two years of the Great War?
a. Mass slaughter occurred as new weapons of war were used.
b. Conditions in the battle trenches caused the spread of disease.
c. The Germans consistently pushed the Allies back in battle.
d. Each side dug trenches that extended from Belgium to Switzerland.
ANS: c
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