Which factor made it most difficult for soldiers to cross the area between the trenches? the land was too wide to be crossed. the land was not claimed by either side, so access to it was impossible. the land was defended by civilians who prohibited fighting. the land was mined territory and was subject to artillery, shelling, and gunfire.

The right answer is The land was mined territory and was subject to artillery, shelling, and gunfire.

The WWI initiated and different way of battle, it was called "industrial war". Battles were not decided by superior generalship or skillful endeavors but decided via the total annihilation of the other side. For this matter, they compacted thousands of men in rat-infested, constantly flooded, moody trenches. This kind of combat was responsible for 60% of the war casualties. The land between the two different sides was mined territory and was subject to artillery, shelling, and gunfire. After hours of the crossed fire, soldiers engaged in a suicidal attempt to invade the enemy side just to be welcomed by their well-defended machine guns.

the answer for 3 is b and the answer for 4 is d

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