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20th October 2004 Yr.10 Essay Describe the nature of the trenches. Explain why it was an effective method of defence. Trenches were first introduced during World War 1, the sole purpose of the trenches being, a strong method of defence. When both armies of equal strength met, deadlock/ stalemate occurred (end of 1914). The war of movement ended, this resulted in soldiers in digging holes, roughly 3metres in height and 1.5metres wide, known as trenches, for protection along the front line. Soldiers built trenches because men wanted to find shelter from the weight and firepower of modern arms and artillery, as underground was the best hope of survival. This was the introduction of the first trenches during the stalemate, towards the end of 1914. Trench systems, though initially made for the purpose of where men stood whilst the fighting died away, became more complex. The original trenches were developed to a point where...

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