Answer:
Daily life for women in the early 1800s in Britain was that of many obligations and few choices. Some even compare the conditions of women in this time to a form of slavery.
Impeding - to delay or prevent by obstructing it/them.
so your answer is B. Obstructing; slowing down.
In my opinion the western front is more important. It lasted longer than the eastern front and show the ignorance of the schlieffen plan. The western front is also the front the United States took part in.