No Man's Land
What was No Man’s Land littered with?
Barbed wire, broken weapons, tree stumps
What sport did soldiers play on Christmas day?
European football (soccer)
Were trenches built in straight or crooked lines?
Crooked
What was the most important purpose of No Man’s Land?
To serve as a barrier of defence between enemy troops’ trenches
What year was the truce in?
1914
What were conditions like in the trenches?
Very bad - wet, muddy, and infested with rats and lice
Why was No Man’s Land covered in barbed wire?
To slow enemy troops down and make it harder for them to reach the trenches
What was something unusual for Christmas that the soldiers did?
Bury dead soldiers or repair trenches
Why were trenches built in straight/crooked lines?
They were built in crooked lines so that if enemies got into them, their bullets would be blocked by walls after a few yards
What were soldiers commanded to do that required them going into No Man’s Land?
Gain information about enemies and bring sentries back to their trenches to be interrogated
Which side started the Christmas celebration? What did they do?
The Germans, and they put up Christmas trees and began singing hymns.
What did many soldiers develop because of the wet, muddy trench conditions?
Trench foot
What did soldiers use to try to protect themselves in No Man’s Land?
Shell craters
Who sent Christmas trees to the front lines?
Emperor William II
What were trenches usually made of?
Mud, wooden planks, sand bags, and barbed wire