Trench Warfare Conditions Flashcards
How did allied governments encourage men to enlist for the war?
They told them that the war would be safe, have hardly any fighting, a “good lark”, and over by Christmas.
Obviously the reality of war was very different.
What were the soldiers in the war expected of?
Solders were expected to carry all of their equipment with them at all times. They were supposed to keep it clean and in good condition as well.
What was the of the war’s biggest killers?
Disease. Dysentery, typhus, and cholera led to fungal conditions such as trench foot.
How does trench foot occur?
Wet, dirty conditions led to trench foot/mouth
Conditions for soldiers:
Trench foot/mouth, very unsanitary
Rats (the size of rabbits) fed on the dead whose body parts were scattered by shells in the quicksand of no-man’s land
After a month at the front soldiers went to the rear to bathe & eat good food
After effects (mental) of the war
Shell-shock, otherwise known as PTSD led soldiers to have severe nervous breakdowns, fidget, walk oddly, etc.
What is No man’s land
The area between the enemy trenches full of barbed wire entanglements & land mines.
