1914, a quick german victory in the war was prevented as a result of:

a. the battle of verdun
b. the battle of the somme
c. the second battle of the marne
d. the first battle of the marne

The answer is D. By September 10, the Germans boarded on a departure that finished north of the Aisne River, starting a phase of the war that would be striking by trench conflict. The First Battle of the Marne was brawled to the north and east of Paris in September 1914.