World War 1 Trench Warfare The Western Front during World War 1 stretched from the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier with France. Both sides dug themselves in ending any possible chance of a quick war; this caused a stalemate‚ which was to last for most of the war. Over 200‚000 men died in the trenches of WW1‚ most of who died in battle‚ but many died from disease and infections brought on by the unsanitary conditions. The Great War lasted from 1914-1918 simply because of the fighting in the trenches
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“The Secrets of Self Improvement” is an article‚ written by Mariana Krakovsky which suggests the improvement of habits are possible by changing mindset and using simple techniques. According to the author‚ internally oriented people are more likely to succeed in comparison to externally motivated people as internally motivated ones have easier time finding ‘what’ and ‘when’ they are going to do something and can make their own decision to stay focused on their path. Krakovsky believes that breaking
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all the industrializing taking place with weaponry. Some modern weapons in today’s war include rifles‚ tanks‚ and poisonous gases. Also‚ trench warfare is a tactic greatly used. The standard rifle used by the British during this war is a Lee-Enfield 303. It is a very reliable gun that can fire 15 rounds per minute. This gun is also very well suited for trench warfare. German soldiers use a Gewehr 98 gun. It is a well-constructed and accurate weapon but is not suited for the conditions of the Western
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Source C shows a group of German soldiers positioned in a trench in northern France. The soldiers in the trench are holding a heavy machine gun and have an advanced gas mask over their faces. This tells me that they are prepared for a gas attack. This photo was taken three years into the war which tells me that gas attacks became more frequent and therefore they felt the need to improve the gas masks to be more prepared. The source is German‚ and on one hand it is good because it shows us the features
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alliances‚ came the need for new technology and innovation for warfare. Since human progress is the ability to use innovation to benefit and protect oneself‚ it went to a minimal extent in World War I in indicating human progress. The utility of the trench warfare and the poison gas between countries did not benefit them in terms of victory and harmed those who used it instead. Through 1914 to 1918‚ World War I included a series of fights and tensions between certain countries of Europe as they all
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country. Also Germany wanted control over the world. WW1 was very special though. It was unique for many reasons‚ like Trench Warfare‚ propaganda and all of the new weaponry. Trench Warfare was a
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Trench Foot Many soldiers fighting in World War One at one point had to face trench foot. Trench foot is a fungal infection brought about by a prolonged exposure to wet‚ cold conditions like what there was in the trenches. It was first thought up by military authorities that soldiers that did not have very much morale got the fungal infection. If the trench foot turned gangrenous then the leg would have to be amputated. The officers tried to combat it by telling the soldiers that they had to dry
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OSH 379 Soil Safety / Trenching Safety Quiz Week 5 1. Define “trench.” a. A narrow excavation (in relation to its length) made below the surface of the ground. In general‚ the depth is greater than the width‚ but the width of a trench (measured at the bottom) is not greater than 15 feet (4.6 m). If forms or other structures are installed or constructed in an excavation so as to reduce the dimension measured from the forms or structure to the side of the excavation to 15 feet (4.6 m) or less
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Emergence of trench warfare - T- T- Trench warfare is a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. Troops are significantly protected from the enemy’s small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. E- Germans forced to retreat because Britain had bigger army- to stop they dug trenches and made huge defence lines –British couldn’t break line so they dug their own trenches. X-The Western Font is an example of a trench and it stretches over 700
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How did the new technologies of WWI affect soldiers fighting on the front lines? Please include at least three examples of new technologies in your answer. New technology in WWI made soldiers have to invent new forms of deffience which included trench warfare. Soldiers would hide in trenches and firer at enemys. People who went in the middle would face lots of fire and risk. New technology like the tank made warfare more dangerous as well. Submarines were also invented and were used by germany
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