Trench Warfare

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What activity would NOT happen daily in the trenches?
washing and drying clothes
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What disease did many soldiers get as a result of their feet being constantly wet?
trench foot
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What was it called when front line soldiers had to advance across no man's land?
an attack
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How many casualties were expected in an advance?
thousands
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What mental illness was caused by being constantly subjected to the danger of enemy shelling and snipers and the sound of artillery bombardments?
shell shock
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What weapons did NOT cause enormous casualties in WW1?
nuclear bombs
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What unwanted animals could be found in the trenches?
rats and lice
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What food/drink did the soldiers NOT get regularly in the trenches?
apples
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What made the German trenches better than the British trenches?
they had cement floors
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In what way did Scot's suffer more than others?
lice laid eggs in the folds of their kilts
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How did the soldiers kill lice?
by putting a candle near the eggs
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Why were the rats as big as cats in the trenches?
they feasted on dead bodies
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What disease did many soldiers get as a result of their feet being constantly wet?

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How many casualties were expected in an advance?

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