Trench Warfare and Technology in World War I

Trench Warfare

Combat strategy involving long narrow ditches for cover.

Front Trenches

Trenches guarded by machine guns and barbed wire.

Dugouts

Protected spaces within trenches against artillery fire.

Communication Trenches

Trenches connecting different sections of the battlefield.

Machine Guns

Weapons firing numerous bullets rapidly, hindering advances.

Tanks

Armored vehicles used to break stalemates in warfare.

Stalemate

A deadlock where neither side can achieve victory.

Artillery

Heavy guns used to bombard enemy positions from afar.

Flamethrowers

Devices spraying burning oil to clear enemy trenches.