Begining Of WW I Flashcards
Where did trench warfare start?
France
Trench warfare?
A series of paths or ditches below the ground
What was trench warfare used for?
- protection and communication
- soldiered eat, sleep, and live in them
Were trench clean?
Filled with rats, lice, and disease
No mans land?
The area of land between trench son each side
- no trees no grass just dirt
Why was no mans land scary?
Much or the land was blown up so soldiers were easily spotted
- barbed wire everywhere
Soldiered only protection
Helmet and riffle
Armies goal
To capture another trench
Statement
A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat another
Machine gun?
- fires 100 shells per minute
- made it impossible to cross “no mans land”
Downside to machine guns
They got jammed a lot
Artillery gun
Shot shells up to 10 miles away
Downsides to artillery guns?
Accuracy was a problem
Grenades
-explosive device designed to be thrown by hand
What is the goal of a grenade?
To get it in the enemies trench