What was the cause of trench warfare in WW1?

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IlluminatiRex

While not exactly what you're looking for, this older answer on why Trench warfare sort of "stopped" at the end of the war/afterwards should be of interest to you and your question, and touches on what the reasons for Trench warfare as we think of it coming about.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2vgopo/why_did_trench_warfare_stop_after_ww1/cohkw10/?st=jpikzo0j&sh=89965583