Trench Warfare

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1. What made the German trenches better than the British trenches?

  • they were heated
  • they they were wider
  • they were a foot shorter
  • they were longer
  • they had cement floors
  • they were a foot taller
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2. In what way did Scot's suffer more than others?

  • they got slagged because of their accents
  • lice laid eggs in the folds of their kilts
  • they got slagged for wearing kilts
  • they could not understand anyone because they only spoke Gaelic
  • their kilts were more noticeable so they were shot more often
  • it was hotter in the trenches than in the highlands

3. What mental illness was caused by being constantly subjected to the danger of enemy shelling and snipers and the sound of artillery bombardments?

  • swine flu
  • trench mouth
  • shell shock
  • schizophrenia
  • trech foot
  • depression

4. What activity would NOT happen daily in the trenches?

  • construction and repair of trench defences
  • observing enemy activity
  • repairing barbed wire defences
  • the removal of dead and wounded from trenches
  • the transfer of supplies, food rations and new equiptment
  • washing and drying clothes
  • cleaning and inspecting weapons

5. What unwanted animals could be found in the trenches?

  • rats and mice
  • lice and flees
  • rats and lice
  • pigeons and seagulls
  • cats and dogs

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