nine-teen century WW1 broke out with a serious disease called Trench Foot‚ was more common to encounter within soldiers than any other disease. This disease was caused by a combination of wet feet with lacerations which allowed infections to worsten within the insanitary conditions. This effected the men who stood for hours in waterlogged trenches without being able to remove wet socks or boots. Trenches were dug often at or near sea level. Conditions made it easier to get Trench Foot with the common
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World War I occurred in the years 1914-1918. The following countries were involved in Trench Warfare; Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Trench warfare was a common form of battle on the Western Front during World War 1. Trench warfare is a military operation in which the soldiers fight from protected ditches. At the beginning of August 1914‚ soldiers had a positive attitude going off to war. They thought they were going to have a fun adventure. However‚ everything did not go as they planned. There
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TRENCH LETTER-BY ASHNA SAILUS Dear mum‚ It is Mothers Day and my thoughts are with you as always‚ I wish that I could be with you on this special day instead of being here in this hell hole which Belgium has become. I miss you little Delson and Christopher so very much and I pray for the day that this war comes to an end‚ please pass my love on to my two baby brothers and kiss them for me‚ mum. We arrived at the front line just over a week ago and the smell was so bad that many of the
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the mud has become unimaginably thick in the trenches; it has become incredibly difficult to complete simple tasks such as walking. Since all the soldiers have to live in the trenches the wet and thick mud has established its own disease called the trench foot; this is when the foot has a fungal infection. Each day the conditions are becoming worse in the trenches and now these trenches are infested with lice‚ flies and rats! Everyday each soldier is assigned specific jobs to do and because I am now
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World War One (WW1) beginning on the 28th July 1914 and ending on 11 November 1918 impacted the everyday lives and attitudes of Australians in many ways. The soldiers who fought in WW1 were affected physically (injuries) and physiologically‚ in the trenches and on the battlefields. This caused many of the soldiers to suffer PTSD and shell shock. Consequently WW1 also affected the lives of Families‚ specifically women and children who where left to work at home and do jobs men would usually do.
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Dddddd Ddddddd World history 9 February 2014 World War 1: Trench Warfare World war 1 was the extremely bloody war that swallows up the Europe from 1914-1919. “In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia that was one of the reason‚ which rose the tension between Austria and Serbia” (modern world history 410). But the three main reasons‚ which lead to World War 1‚ were: rise of nationalism‚ imperialism and militarism. According
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The life of a soldier in the trenches during World War I was unimaginable to the people back home in Canada. Soldiers carried out their duty to their country in the most horrifying conditions. The trenches were rivers of mud and blood‚ food rations were very basic and designed only to keep the soldiers alive‚ hygiene was non-existent‚ and military direction was poor as these men fought for their country. Constant shelling and gas attacks made many soldiers feel that death was imminent and a great
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The purpose of the trench warfare was so that defending units could be protected by small arms fire and provide sheltered against artillery. This shows they would protect as much land from the enemy. Trench warfare was very important in WW1 this is because when the Germans realized that they were going to lose due to Russia and France they dug in and tried not to let the enemy take any of their land back so that their country would grow bigger and stronger. I will be answering the question about
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Trench warfare speech I’m here today to talk to you about the techniques and conditions of trench warfare in World War 1. Trench warfare was a living environment for troops fighting in World War 1. Conditions in trenches were harsh‚ unsanitary and extremely dangerous‚ Trenches were always under threat of attack from bombs or other weapons‚ and there were also many threats to health that developed into big problems for doctors. Apart from the unstoppable cold during the winters in France‚ trenches
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civilians alike were killed‚ and with no one great end-result for any of the central powers‚ it goes to show the uselessness of war. It is unmistakable to see these facts after reading All Quiet On the Western Front‚ a novel labeling the horrors of WW1 for what they are. The book is of a young soldiers experience in the trenches‚ and the indignities he suffered for the illusion of glory in battle. Overall‚ what can be said about the dismay‚ the terror that is evident in not just this war‚ but any
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