1. What were the trenches? Why was the system of the trench employed?
Trench warfare is said to have begun in September 1914 but the idea of the trench warfare did not begin then, trenches had been used in the U.S civil war, and the Russian-Japanese war. The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places to be. Behind the front lines was a mass supply of many things like training establishment’s stores, workshops, Head-quarters and many other elements that would be needed in a 1918 war. The first trenches in world war one were dug on the western front on September the 15th 1914.
2. What were the conditions like in the trenches?
The conditions in a world war one trench were horrific, the type of trench would vary on the locations conditions. In an area like the River Somme on the Western front, the ground is chalky and was easy to dig. But if it rained the trench walls would crumble so the walls would be built up or reverted with wood or sandbags. But in an area like Ypres the ground is very bogy and the water table is …show more content…
In the world war one trenches there were very little medical aid, Normaly there would a medical officer, orderlines and men trained as strecher bearers who would provide medical support. Describe the constant bombardment. What types of artillery attacks did they face?
Men serving in these trenches had to always be alert as death was a constant risk that they had to face, even when no raids or attacks were taking place. Men who lived in the trenches always would live with the fear of death as it could happen at any moment. Many men who had been shot could sometimes be buried alive and have to face a slow unpleasent death.
What was shell shock? How did men get this?
Shell shock was the result constant psychological disturbence caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare. Shell shock is also known as post traumatic stress which is a set of reactions that occur to people who have been in a traumatic
Trench warfare is said to have begun in September 1914 but the idea of the trench warfare did not begin then, trenches had been used in the U.S civil war, and the Russian-Japanese war. The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places to be. Behind the front lines was a mass supply of many things like training establishment’s stores, workshops, Head-quarters and many other elements that would be needed in a 1918 war. The first trenches in world war one were dug on the western front on September the 15th 1914.
2. What were the conditions like in the trenches?
The conditions in a world war one trench were horrific, the type of trench would vary on the locations conditions. In an area like the River Somme on the Western front, the ground is chalky and was easy to dig. But if it rained the trench walls would crumble so the walls would be built up or reverted with wood or sandbags. But in an area like Ypres the ground is very bogy and the water table is …show more content…
In the world war one trenches there were very little medical aid, Normaly there would a medical officer, orderlines and men trained as strecher bearers who would provide medical support. Describe the constant bombardment. What types of artillery attacks did they face?
Men serving in these trenches had to always be alert as death was a constant risk that they had to face, even when no raids or attacks were taking place. Men who lived in the trenches always would live with the fear of death as it could happen at any moment. Many men who had been shot could sometimes be buried alive and have to face a slow unpleasent death.
What was shell shock? How did men get this?
Shell shock was the result constant psychological disturbence caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare. Shell shock is also known as post traumatic stress which is a set of reactions that occur to people who have been in a traumatic