Free Write- History

In history, this week we have been doing a projecton web- quest. The topic is called, Life in the Trenches. Life in the trenches takes place with armies going to war, some of the poeople going to war were the French, the German, the British, and the Americans. Some of the countries in the war were hust allies. Life in the trenches were very difficult. One difficult problem that occurred with the troops when using the Trench System is that the barbed wires made it really impossible for the troops to reach the area they were trying invade. Another, hardship the troops had to face because of the system they were using was getting shoot and dying quickly because of the concrete block housing and the long-range artillery. The area that the troops were trying to invade would have two trenches; the first trench was the front-line which provided protection against enemies, except when it was a direct hit from artillery shells. The second trench was known as, a support trench which had a deep dug-out and was constructed so good that bullets could not damage it. Last but least, aircrafts could easily spot the troops and warn about the build up of the attackers before they try to attack. The trenches were a very difficult place to be at because it was an easy way to lose soldiers. Not only did soldiers have to fight in the war but they also had to fight diseases such as, dysentery which came from bacteria from food, water, and coming in contact with people who were infected with it. Lots of soldiers also, had to fight trench foot. Trench comes from wet, cold, and insanitary conditions; in this case it would be the trenches. Another horrible condition that came about was known as “shell shock,” in which soldiers would have mental breakdowns, becoming paralyzed from the brutal noise of the bombs, and gun fires. Soldiers died more from living conditions and the environment they were surrounded by, for example, most soldiers would even commit suicide because they couldn’t tolerate what was going on in the trenches anymore. Most soldiers thought dying was better then being in the trench.