n. Also heavy fighting only lasted a few minutes. It is because that the war at sea was so brief that it had little effect on the stalemate or even on the whole war. It was nevertheless a route which had many possibilities and could have, if used right, won the war. But neither side used it as both sides were quite equal and not much could have been done to the other sides. OTHER FRONTSOther than the Western Front it was the Eastern Front which proved to be very important in the war. It was Russia's valiant effort in holding the German's up and keeping quite a few of their soldiers at the Eastern Front which helped to lift off pressure on the Allied soldiers on the Western Front. However because the Russians had retreated so far back their man power and supplies were decreasing all the time. So by the 1917 the Russian's had had enough and many troops left in huge numbers.The Eastern Front did hold great promise up until the beginning of 1917, the Allies did not however move upon it and so the Russians never really gained back up. Therefore they had no way of beating the Germans.NEW ALLIESDuring the course of the war there were many new allies entered the war, Japan, Turkey, Italy and the USA. The main new ally during the war was the Americans. They entered the war mainly because of the sinking of the Lusitania and because of a telegram, against the U.S., form the Germans to the Mexicans promising them some states of America in exchange for help in the war. Even though they came very late in the war, 1917 only a year before the end, it is said it was them who actually ended the war. Not only did they bring more soldiers but they also brought money, supplies and gave the Allies a moral booster. It can also be said that they did not actually bring any change to the war that the war would have ended without them.All the factors above helped in part to break stalemate but not one, in whole, stopped it. If only one was used the stalemate woul...
