Trench Conditions Flashcards
1
Q
What were trenches continental/problems
A
- food
- hygiene
- shell shock
2
Q
Food :
A
- troops didn’t often go Hungry but their diet lacked variety
- food was often cold
3
Q
Hygiene :
A
- since it was very crowded in the trenches you couldn’t easily get cleaned
- everyone had lice
- dead bodies attracted rats
- ## many caught trench foot which was caused by standing for a long time in mud and water
4
Q
Shell shock :
A
- nervous disease caused by the noise from shelling
- constant fear of death