A stalemate developed on the Western Front for four main reasons, one being that the Schlieffen plan failed, another reason was that the French were unable to defeat the Germans completely at the Battle of the Marne, another reasons was the "race to the Channel" and the last reason was that defending positions was far.
A stalemate developed along the western front early in the war because of trench warfare, men spent months in trenches and then fought very short brutal charges the typically resulted in a stalemate or the gain of just a few millimeters of land.
One Way the tensions Began Was the formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact creating tensions beacuse if a nato member declared war on any of the Warsaw pact mebers all out war
