life in the trenches Flashcards
1
Q
what did people expect
A
thought that the war would be short and you would be very well protected in the trenches
2
Q
what was the reality of what people thought that war was going to be like
A
it was very long (4 years)
3
Q
what did the trenches look like?
A
dead bodies everywhere constant shellfire and explosions snipes trained to shoot disease rats in the millions lice trench foot Daily chores boredom
4
Q
NO MANS LAND:
A
not protect them they had barb wire and sand bags surrounding the edge of no mans land
they built listening posts to pick up valuable information
hand to hand combat
5
Q
what was the smell like
A
it was terrible dead bodies overflowing toilets dried sweat feet poison gas cigarette smoke
