Physical impacts
This painful foot condition was caused by cold, wet, muddy trenches.
What is Trench Foot?
This term describes the psychological trauma experienced by many soldiers. - bonus points for the year of the first diagnoses.
What is shell shock? (1915)
This rapid-fire weapon made it nearly impossible for soldiers to cross No Man’s Land.
What is the machine gun?
The area between two enemy trenches was called this.
What is No Man's Land?
This animal was commonly found in trenches, feeding on dead bodies. - bonus points for the number of offspring it can produce in a year.
What is rats? (900)
Lice in soldiers’ uniforms often caused this itchy problem.
Soldiers often felt this emotion due to constant fear of death.
What is anxiety?
These weapons caused choking, burning, and blindness. - bonus point for the number of soldiers killed.
What is gas bombs? (90,000)
When soldiers swapped places on a schedule, this was called a trench ___.
What is trench rotation?
Soldiers often used these sharp metal barriers to slow down attackers crossing No Man’s Land.
What is barbed wire?
This deadly disease spread quickly due to rats, poor hygiene, and crowded trenches.
What is dysentery?
This feeling of hopelessness came from long periods with little movement or progress in the war.
What is boredom?
These early armoured vehicles were designed to cross muddy ground and barbed wire.
What is tanks?
This term describes soldiers who refused to continue fighting, often due to psychological trauma. - bonus points for naming the consequence of this.
What is desertion? (death by firing squad)
These soldiers were trained to shoot accurately at long distances from hidden positions.
Who are snipers?
Long hours in freezing rain, snow, and open trenches often led to this dangerous condition caused by the body losing heat faster than it could produce it.
What is hypothermia?
Historians estimate that this many British soldiers were officially diagnosed with the psychological disorder.
What is 200,000?
This new technology made warfare unpredictable and deadly.
What is gas masks?
These soldiers refused to fight because of their moral or religious beliefs. - bonus points for the item these soldiers were given to represent cowardice.
What is conscientious objectors? (white feather)
This document had to be carried at all times and identified a dead soldier.
What is a dog tag?
Exposure to exploding shells caused this life-changing injury, often leading to facial reconstruction surgery.
What is shrapnel wounds?
This psychological symptom caused soldiers to re-experience traumatic events as if they were happening again.
What are flashbacks?
Historians estimate that artillery caused this percentage of total casualties on the Western Front during WWI.
What is 60-70%
This colony of the British empire contributed the largest number of men - bonus point for the number.
What is India? (1.5 million)
This daily ritual saw both sides briefly stop fighting at dawn to check for enemy movement.
What is “Stand-to”?