Disgracefulness of War
Life in the Trenches
World War I was fought using new technologies and strategies during the early twentieth century. Airplanes and poison gases were used to battle adversaries and soldiers mainly participated in trench warfare. Trenches were deep ditches that were dug into the landscapes of the battling nations. Soldiers would stand in the trenches and fight behind the dirt walls for protection from gunfire and toxic gases. It was difficult to advance with this type of warfare, causing most of World War I to be fought in stalemates. While these trenches sheltered the soldiers, they were composed of dirt, causing the soldiers to live in unsanitary conditions, and were often cold and damp. With this living situation and the violent deaths that were taking place, World War I did not appear as heroic and prestigious as initially perceived.