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Trench Warfare  Definition: a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.  Strategy used during WWI.  Little progress.

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2 Trench Warfare  Definition: a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.  Strategy used during WWI.  Little progress made on the battlefield.

3 The BattlefieldA B BCBC D E *A: Barbed wire *B: Front line trench *C: Support trench *D: Reserve trench *E: No Man’s Land

4 Environment in the Trenches  Constant bombardment.  Flooding leads to trench foot.  Filth includes human feces and decomposing bodies.  Frequent gas attacks.  Lack of food and other resources.  Little to no sleep.

5 The First Modern War  Three new weapons earn WWI the title of “First Modern War.” 1) Machine Gun 2) Tank 3) Poisonous Gas  WWI tactics lagged behind technology, resulting in extreme death tolls.  32 million casualties in WWI.  Calls for a change in tactics.


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