reasons as well. September 1914 was when trench warfare began and ended in August 1918. In the area of the River Somme on the Western Front‚ the ground is deathly and is easily tunnelled. The trench sides would dissolve easily after rain so the ideas would have to be changed and wood‚ sandbags or any other suitable material would have to be a substitute of dirt. Trenches were never built to be straight for a reason‚ in case an enemy ever jumped into the trench they could have point blank shot of everyone
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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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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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In World War I alone‚ more than 16 million people died‚ which made it one of the highest ranking wars in death total a war ever. Trench warfare was used extensively in World War I. This war was the beginning of technologically advanced killing machines. With advancing weapons that were used in this war‚ there was a massive loss of life‚ hope and courage. Trench warfare was so very harsh because the men were
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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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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 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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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 Warfare and Strategy of World War One: Birth of Modern Warfare The European summer 1914 was a very productive one before the onset of World War One. International exchange and co-operation fueled the belief that war was impossible to come. In 1910 the author of The Great Illusion‚ Norman Angell‚ demonstrated that the breaking of international credit caused by war would either deter its outbreak or bring it to a quick close (the first world war‚ ebook location 272). However‚ the assassination
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Imagine yourself in a muddy trench‚ being about eight to ten feet deep down. There are enemies firing guns overhead up top of the trench flying over it and the stench in the trench is horrible. There are many bodies piled around that have died and sometimes giant rats would walk about. Disease runs rampant and many people die due to the hard conditions. That’s a small part of what it was probably like to be fighting in the trenches back in World War One. Trench warfare was one of the biggest parts
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