WWI: Trench Warfare
World War 1, also known as the “ Great War”, was a global conflict that lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11,1918. It was a battle between the Central Powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) and the Allies ( France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan and the U.S who later joined in 1917) caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Great War also lead to the fall for each of the Central Powers and a Russian rebellion. Furthermore, Trench warfare is the strategy of defending a position by fighting from deeply protected ditches. This was the method army men used to fight in the war despite all the challenges faced in the trenches. This protected them from enemies small arms fire and artillery …show more content…
These long trenches helped soldiers navigate the battlefields. According to a weebly website, the Battle of Marne which consisted of Germany desired to conquer France. However, France responded and pushed Germany back which resulted in them being forced to dig trenches into that stretched into the coast. This greatly helped the Germans because they dug so deep into the with their trench lines, their front ends were not at all damaged. However, to no avail, the French and Germans realized that they were fighting for nothing, it turned to a war of “attrition” in which each enemy tries to kill as much men on the other side to lessen the troops. In conclusion, the significance of trench warfare was the advantage of mobility provided for troops.
Although the trenches did help in fighting the war, there were many discrepancies that came with it. Life in the trenches were very brutal with threats of disease spread, trench rats, body lice,trench foot and scarce food supply. Not only that, war did cost a lot of money to fund and send troops into war which put debt on some nations and brought struggles to others. The fighting in “No Mans Land” impacted the war because soldiers had to face bombshells and mines, which when sparked releases carbon which is very toxic to the enviroment cause enviromental and health issues on battle
World War 1, also known as the “ Great War”, was a global conflict that lasted from July 28, 1914 to November 11,1918. It was a battle between the Central Powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) and the Allies ( France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan and the U.S who later joined in 1917) caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Great War also lead to the fall for each of the Central Powers and a Russian rebellion. Furthermore, Trench warfare is the strategy of defending a position by fighting from deeply protected ditches. This was the method army men used to fight in the war despite all the challenges faced in the trenches. This protected them from enemies small arms fire and artillery …show more content…
These long trenches helped soldiers navigate the battlefields. According to a weebly website, the Battle of Marne which consisted of Germany desired to conquer France. However, France responded and pushed Germany back which resulted in them being forced to dig trenches into that stretched into the coast. This greatly helped the Germans because they dug so deep into the with their trench lines, their front ends were not at all damaged. However, to no avail, the French and Germans realized that they were fighting for nothing, it turned to a war of “attrition” in which each enemy tries to kill as much men on the other side to lessen the troops. In conclusion, the significance of trench warfare was the advantage of mobility provided for troops.
Although the trenches did help in fighting the war, there were many discrepancies that came with it. Life in the trenches were very brutal with threats of disease spread, trench rats, body lice,trench foot and scarce food supply. Not only that, war did cost a lot of money to fund and send troops into war which put debt on some nations and brought struggles to others. The fighting in “No Mans Land” impacted the war because soldiers had to face bombshells and mines, which when sparked releases carbon which is very toxic to the enviroment cause enviromental and health issues on battle