HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Too many soldiers died of disease in the trenches.
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The machine gun made it nearly impossible for troops to advance.
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No weapons were used.
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Too few soldiers were willing to kill enemy soldiers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why was it difficult to gain an advantage over the enemy in trench warfare? No weapons were used. Too few soldiers were willing to kill enemy soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Barbed wire was a significant hindrance to massed infantry advances, while artillery vastly more lethal than in the 1870s, coupled with machine guns, made crossing open ground extremely difficult. Commanders on both sides failed to develop tactics for breaching entrenched positions without heavy casualties.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though trenches offered some protection, they were still incredibly dangerous, as soldiers easily became trapped or killed because of direct hits from artillery fire.
Detailed explanation-4: -The development of armoured warfare and combined arms tactics permitted static lines to be bypassed and defeated, leading to the decline of trench warfare after the war.
Detailed explanation-5: -Trench warfare was fast and easy to construct the trenches but overall caused WWI to go for longer. Trenches used in WWI were muddy and waterlogged, which left many soldier’s sick, and some died. Trench warfare was very effective in not losing ground, but did not allow for fast battles.