Trench Warfare Flashcards
1
Q
Why were trenches used?
A
Artillery.
2
Q
What different types of shell were used?
A
Shrapnel, High Explosive and gas.
3
Q
What was shrapnel?
A
Sharp pieces of metal that would fly through the air.
4
Q
What was the land between the trenches called?
A
No Man’s Land
5
Q
How might one side find out what the other was doing?
A
By using aircraft.
6
Q
What were there mounds of on No Man’s Land?
A
Barbed Wire.
7
Q
Why did the war end up being a stalemate?
A
Countries had mass production which meant that supplies never ran out.
8
Q
Where did trench warfare take place?
A
The western front in France and Belgium and the Gallipoli front in Turkey.
