Trench Warfare

Trench Warfare was a way of fighting that became popular during World War I. Trench warfare was in some cases useful, and in other cases it just caused constant death. Many people who weren't used to trench warfare would die their first day on the job because of a sniper's bullet that they weren't aware of. Trench warfare was a start to new ways of fighting that made World War I a more violent war.

Out of all the allied casualties, one third of those happened in the trenches. Disease carried so well throughout the trenches because of the amount of people and tight quarters. Another reason diseases carried fast through the trenches was because of the rat infestation. There were millions of rats that would rome the ground of the trenches, eating parts of the dead people on the ground. The rats would climb all over the soldier's supplies and food which would contaminate it and bring disease to the the people so fast. Rats are a type of rodent that reproduce so fast, making the controlling of rats so hard. Soldiers tried shooting the rats, beating them to death and using knives to stab them. But no matter how hard they tried, the rats just kept reappearing.

Trench Warfare was fought in groups. There would be a set group of soldiers that would go in and fight for a little while, then they would be rotated out and a new fresh group would come in and take their turn. It was a very good system which gave soldiers a break and kept strong soldiers out on the battlefield at all times. Despite the smell and diseases of the trenches, the trenches were a somewhat safe place that soldiers could fight without being exposed on the battlefield.

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