Among the Major Illusions Held by Civilians and Military Leaders

Among the major illusions held by civilians and military leaders early in World War I was

A) the belief that it would never be over.
B) that the Americans would enter the war in order to insure a quick victory.
C) the belief of most military leaders that the use of still larger numbers of troops would allow them to get their troops beyond the enemy trenches and gain a quick victory.
D) poison gas would end the war by Christmas.
E) a revolution in Germany would force Germany out of the war.