Firepower improvements made it illogical for full frontal attacks and the weapons that were invented during World War I were far more accurate and lethal compared to those used in the past. Hence, a frontal attack would lead to a greater number of soldiers dying. The solution to this problem was the construction of trenches. The first trenches were made on the western front, due to the large number of deaths in the Battle of the Marne. Soldiers form the Allied Forces and the Central Powers spent days digging the big ditches that were on opposite ends facing each other. Once inside the trench, soldiers had a very difficult time getting out because of the protective reinforcements placed around
Firepower improvements made it illogical for full frontal attacks and the weapons that were invented during World War I were far more accurate and lethal compared to those used in the past. Hence, a frontal attack would lead to a greater number of soldiers dying. The solution to this problem was the construction of trenches. The first trenches were made on the western front, due to the large number of deaths in the Battle of the Marne. Soldiers form the Allied Forces and the Central Powers spent days digging the big ditches that were on opposite ends facing each other. Once inside the trench, soldiers had a very difficult time getting out because of the protective reinforcements placed around