Use the excerpt below to answer the question.


Infantry warfare had depended upon hand-to-hand combat. World War I popularized the use of the machine gun. . . . This weapon, along with barbed wire and mines, made movement across open land both difficult and dangerous. Thus trench warfare was born.

—“The Increasing Power of Destruction: Military Technology in World War I,” Library of Congress, 2013

Which statement about World War I is best supported by this excerpt?


Modern offensive strategies resulted in rapid territorial gains.

Frequent troop movements prevented the use of long-range weapons.

Technological innovations resulted in a stalemate on the battlefield.

Traditional combat methods were more successful at achieving victory.