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The Horrors and Innovations of WWI Trench Warfare

World War I trench warfare defined the brutal nature of combat on the Western Front. Soldiers dug extensive 7-foot deep tunnels to shield themselves from machine gun fire and artillery bombardments, often living in these trenches for weeks amidst lice, mice, rats, and trench foot. New weapons emerged, such as tanks for breaking enemy lines, U-boats causing devastating maritime losses, and machine guns for rapid-fire assaults. Innovations like airplanes changed warfare tactics, while grenades, bayonets, and spades became essential tools for survival and combat.

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The Horrors and Innovations of WWI Trench Warfare

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  1. EXTENSIVE TUNNELS (7 FEET DEEP)THAT WERE DUG TO PROTECT SOLDIERS FROM MACHINE GUN FIRE AND ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENTS. USED EXTENSIVELY ON THE WESTERN FRONT. SOLDIERS WOULD LIVE THERE FOR WEEKS. PROBLEMS IN THE TRENCHES- LICE MICE RATS TRENCH FOOT TRENCH WARFARE

  2. TRENCH FOOT

  3. WESTERN FRONT

  4. BUILDING THE TRENCHES

  5. NEW WEAPONS USED IN WWI 1. TANKS- • ARMOURED VEHICLE, MOUNTED WITH GUNS, THAT ENABLED TROOPS TO BREAK THROUGH ENEMY LINES. • FIRST USED BY GREAT BRITAIN.

  6. U-BOATS • SUBMARINE- * UNDERWATER BOATS FIRST USED BY GERMANY. CONSIDERED TO BE A BRUTAL WEAPON. • U-BOATS SANK THE LUSITANIA, SUSSEX, AND THE FALABA. • LUSITANIA- KILLED 128 AMERICANS • SUSSEX-KILLED 2 AMERICANS • FALABA-KILLED 3 AMERICAN

  7. SLEEPING AREA IN A U-BOAT

  8. LUSITANIA

  9. MACHINE GUN • GUN THAT COULD FIRE SEVERAL ROUNDS PER SECOND-RAPID FIRE • FIRST USED BY THE GERMANS.

  10. HOW THE MACHINE GUN WORKED

  11. FLAME THROWER • USED BY THE CENTRAL POWERS. • USED TO INCINERATE BODIES LOCATED IN “NO MANS LAND”.

  12. NOT VERY MANEUVERABLE OR FAST PURPOSE OF AIRPLANES OBSERVING TROOP MOVEMENTS DROPPING EXPLOSIVES AIRPLANES

  13. WHEN & WHERE WAS THE AIRPALNE INVENTED? KITTY HAWK NC & 1903 WHO INVENTED THE AIRPLANE? ORVILLE & WILBUR WRIGHT AIRPLANE

  14. HAND GRENADE • USED ON THE WESTERN AND EASTERN FRONT. • USED TO FLUSH OUT SOLDIERS FROM THE TRENCHES

  15. CONVENTION AL HAND GRENADE

  16. BAYONET GUN & BAYONET JAGGED BAYONET A JAGGED KNIFE ON THE END OF A RIFFLE. PURPOSE- HAND TO HAND COMBAT. REPLACED MIDWAY THROUGH THE WAR. CONSIDERED A SLOW PAINFUL DEATH.

  17. SPADE REPLACES BAYONET SPADE • REPLACED THE BAYONET DURING WWI. • THE SPADE WAS A SMALL FLAT HEAD SHOVEL.

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