The Somme was
A. a huge German offensive against the French lines in 1916.
B. the battle in 1914 that halted the German Schlieffen plan.
C. an English assault in 1916 that gained a few thousand yards.
D. a disastrous Italian defeat that destroyed any hope for an Italian invasion of Austria.
E. the first great American victory of the war.
Answer: C
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