A New Kind of War: Technology and Trench Warfare

The area between the trenches was called?

It was called "No Man's Land."

What is battle of attrition?

Battle of attrition is when one side cannot gain an advantage.

What is a stalemate?

A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other.

Why did a stalemate occur on the Western Front?

Because both sides dug trenches which made the battle more difficult for someone to win. Furthermore, the implementation of the machine gun.

Why did soldiers build trenches?

Because the airplane was still primitive and the tank had not yet been developed at the start of the war.

Why did entering no man's land come to mean almost certain death?

Because whenever soldiers detected movement in enemy territory, they fired rifles and machine guns across no man's land; hundreds of guns were in defensive positions.

What would happen if troops managed to capture the enemy's front line?

Barbed wire was stretched across the new patch of no man's land.

Name three characteristics of life in the trenches.

1. Feeling very damp and cold

2. Belt full of ammunition around you

3. Rifle bolt biting into your ribs

When was the first time tanks were used in warfare?

Tanks were used for the first time in warfare in the Battle of the Somme.

When was the first time poison gas was used in warfare?

Poison gas was used for the first time in warfare in the Battle of Ypres.

What was the impact of machine guns?

Forced soldiers to dig trenches for protection.

What was the impact of tanks?

Easily destroyed barbed wires allowing soldiers pass through enemy's territory.

What was the impact of poison gas?

Seriously injures the enemies; help gained advantage.

Why was machine guns significant?

Because it caused trench warfare; made the war longer. Furthermore, killed tens of millions of men, women, and children.

Why was tanks significant?

Because it helped significantly in fighting effectively between trenches and eventually ended the trench warfare as it break through enemy's trench system.

Why was poison gas significant?

Because it injured 1.2 million people and violated agreements between countries: the 1899 Hague Convention.