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Coursework on Trenches

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What was it like in the trenches? A century after World War One, historians still question the facts and the many ways soldiers survived the War. They ask questions about the uprising of the War, the number of total deaths and most importantly, life in the trenches. What is a trench? Why were they built? Why were trenches so important? What were conditions like in the trenches? What did soldiers think of them? In 1914, World War One began. Germany was determined to match Great Britain's great success in creating their vast colonies and empires all over the world, some of which included; India, Australia, North America. They plotted against Britain, hence the Schlieffen Plan. This was an idea to prevent Germany fighting on two fronts. They were to fight against France and Russia, both part of the Triple Entente, an alliance formed by Great Britain. Germany believed that defeating France...

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