During World War 1, trenches were a busy place at all times. They were brought about because of a stalemate. A stalemate means neither side can advance and take over the other. There was 4-5 different trenches each for different things. The first trench, or the front line, was for shooting. The second trench was the back up of men and weapons if the front line needed them. The third trench was for supplies like food, guns, and ammunition. The fourth and fifth trench was for bombing the other sides trenches. Enemy invaders normally came and attacked at night. The trenches were built in a zig-zag pattern so if and when the enemy came they couldn't just shoot down the line, they would hit the walls so it made not as many people killed when the enemies invaded. Most of the invasions happened at night. During the day soldiers would have to do chores. Things like make food and make repairs. Other soldiers would try to take a nap without getting caught or they would be writing letters to their family at home. The soldiers in the trenches were always doing something whether it was at night or during the day, something always needed to be done.
The trenches were not the place you wanted to be, especially the front line. The conditions were horrific. Dead bodies were laying everywhere. Some were used to build the walls higher and create a barricade. When it rained the trenches flooded and the water would sit on the bottom of the trenches so the soldiers feet were always wet. This caused Trench Foot which caused their feet to rot and most couldn't be saved and had to be amputated. Shell shock was also common in the trenches. This was caused by the constant bombing and being shot at in the trenches. The constant bombing caused about 7,000 German death each day. Conditions in the trenches killed overall 1/3 of the Allie casualties. Many men dreaded being in the trenches and wanted to be out because the conditions were so bad.
No one wanted to be in the trenches and they all wanted to be out of them. Everyone dreaded being one of the many that had to go into the front line. The conditions that those soldiers went through were horrific and something no person should have to go through but they did. They witnessed so many people dying and saw so many things they would never not see. Veterans that had shell shock seen those things all the time everything reminded them of war. NO ONE wanted to be in that war that seemed as if it never stopped in those bad of conditions for months at a time.
The first World War
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/trenchlife.htm
PBS The Great War
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
About education
http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/a/Trenches-In-World-War-I.htm
The trenches were not the place you wanted to be, especially the front line. The conditions were horrific. Dead bodies were laying everywhere. Some were used to build the walls higher and create a barricade. When it rained the trenches flooded and the water would sit on the bottom of the trenches so the soldiers feet were always wet. This caused Trench Foot which caused their feet to rot and most couldn't be saved and had to be amputated. Shell shock was also common in the trenches. This was caused by the constant bombing and being shot at in the trenches. The constant bombing caused about 7,000 German death each day. Conditions in the trenches killed overall 1/3 of the Allie casualties. Many men dreaded being in the trenches and wanted to be out because the conditions were so bad.
No one wanted to be in the trenches and they all wanted to be out of them. Everyone dreaded being one of the many that had to go into the front line. The conditions that those soldiers went through were horrific and something no person should have to go through but they did. They witnessed so many people dying and saw so many things they would never not see. Veterans that had shell shock seen those things all the time everything reminded them of war. NO ONE wanted to be in that war that seemed as if it never stopped in those bad of conditions for months at a time.
The first World War
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/trenchlife.htm
PBS The Great War
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
About education
http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwari/a/Trenches-In-World-War-I.htm