Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

Objectives:Students will...

92. Define trench warfare.

93. Define no-man’s-land.

94. Describe the poor conditions soldiers faced in trench warfare.

Objective 92: Define trench warfare.

Caused by Germany’s Schlieffen Plan

New style of fighting by positioning soldiers in deep ditches for protection

Objective 92: Define trench warfare.

Rather than being a quick conflict, Allied and Centrals Powers “dug in” for trench warfare for most of the war, causing slow and painful results

93. Define no-man’s-land.

Trenches separated by no-man’s land – land between trenches filled with landmines, and barbed wire

Layout of TrenchesLayout of Trenches

94. Describe the poor conditions soldiers faced in trench warfare.

•No shelter from weather•Boredom•Dangerous to go “over the top” to attack the enemy

•Grenades and other explosives could be hurled or launched into your trench

•Disease/poor sanitation•Lice•Rats•Trench foot•Difficult to get in/out

Body LiceBody Lice

Trench Rats

Trench Rats

Trench FootTrench Foot

Any questions?Any questions?