Design of Trenches
Pros & Cons
Daily Routine
Random
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What is the first step that allowed soldiers to see through a peephole?
Ledge
100
What were the pros of Trench Warfare?
Covered from enemy fire Safe place to sleep and eat
100
When was breakfast served?
After officers inspected the soldiers and weapons
100
What was the front line also called?
Outpost or Fire Line
200
Why were trenches dug in zigzag patterns?
If an enemy entered the trench he could not fire straight down the line
200
Was smell of dead bodies a con?
Yes
200
What did officers inspect?
Soldiers and weapons
200
What was the area between the two opposing armies front line's called?
No man's land
300
By 1914, how many miles did trenches stretch?
475 miles
300
What did rats usually do to the soldiers in the trenches?
Ate dead bodies or nibbled on the wounded while they were sleeping
300
Each morning men climbed up on the fire-step with weapons ready, what was this called?
Stand-to
300
By 1914, the trenches ran through where?
Belguim and northern France
400
The front wall of the trench was how many feet high?
10 feet
400
What would rodents usually do to a soldier?
Crawl in the soldiers eye & bury themselves in their body
400
What did daylight hours allow men to do?
Repair trench damage
400
Where did the trenches end in 1914?
Swiss frontier
500
What were the trenches lined with?
Sandbags
500
What was the worst smell in the trenches?
Dead bodies
500
During brief rest periods what were men allowed to do?
Read, write letters, and nap
500
What were all four lines of the trench system?
Front line, support trench, reserve trench, and no man's land
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