Trench Conditions
What was the area between trenches?
No man’s land.
What did most soldiers think would happen to them in WWI?
They would die.
What was no man‘s land?
The land in between the trenches of opposing sides
What war spurred the idea of the “White Man’s Burden”?
The Spanish-American War
What kind of rats were the most dangerous in the trenches?
Brown Rats
What was one major fault of the trenches in WWI?
They would flood and be filled with mud
What was trench warfare?
Military conflict where both sides dug ditches facing one another for defense
The “White Man’s Burden“ was used to justify what for governments?
Imperialism
What caused trench foot?
Troops not being able to dry their feet, causing infection.
What was one task the soldiers did in the trenches when they weren’t fighting?
Repair the trenches, move supplies, clean weapons, and stand guard
A time period where no one gave up any ground to the opposing side.
In what year was the “White Man’s Burden” introduced as an idea?
1899
How many offspring could two rats produce in a year?
900 rats
What did wet boots and mud cause in the trenches?
Trench Foot
What was the ”front line”?
The first line of defense and attack trenches.
The “White Man’s Burden” is essentially an extension of what expansionist idea in America?
Manifest Destiny
What was possibly the worst thing the soldiers had to endure in the trenches?
The smell
What was one mental difficulty the soldiers faced in the trenches?
very little sleep, fear of snipers and artillery, casualties all around them, fear of no man’s land
What were dugouts used for in trenches?
Rest and shelter from bombardments.
Who coined the idea of a “White Man’s Burden”?
Rudyard Kipling