world war 1/ life during ww1 Flashcards
how long were soldirs normaly on the front line for
around 8 days
what was no mans land
the space between the british front line and the german front line
how long did nurses work for
12 hour shifts
how many soldours did britan have at the start of ww1
only around 700,000
how was the recruitment campain sucsessful
they put up a big poster and by the end of 1915 there were over 2.5 million men
what were the trenches like
they were areond two metres deep with spaces dug in the mud so solduirs coud try rest. they also often flooded
what happend to the solduirs clothes
they were so dirty they became infetcted with lice and spread around. they also spread around trench fever
what were around the trenches
barbed wire and sand bags
what was another reason the solduirs got a disise
rats would be attracted by dead bodys and food then spread desiase
what was trench foot
when solduirs didnt take of there boots and there feet became blisterd. somtimes the feet had to be amputated
what was shell shock
shell shock was a mental health condition caused by soldiers being frightened of the constant explosions going on around them
how did the solduirs send messages home
they sent letters but they were cencored by the army so they dont give any infomation to the emimy
what was conscription
when all men between the age of 18-40 had to fight unless they had a valid reason not too
what wepons were used in ww1
machine guns, grenedes, gas, tanks, planes
what was the battle of somme
france was under attack by germany and the British army started an offensive in the trenches near the river Somme, forcing the German army to divert their troops away from france. the British fired 3 million shells at the German trenches for 7 days, aiming to destroy their defences.
