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LIFE IN THE TRINCHES - Coggle Diagram
LIFE IN THE TRINCHES
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The Trenches:
Holes in the ground.
They were usually several miles long and went in several directions.
The soldiers lived in these trenches.
There was a lot of water on the ground
Very little protection from weather, that's why soldiers got sick
The End
Today, in some places, you can still see remains of the trenches.
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the "great war" was the biggest war that the World had ever witnessed.
different countries fought at the same time
and it lasted for four years.
22 million people died and a further 20 million were
wounded.
Today, we call this war the First
World War (WWI).
Soldiers would cook and eat all of their
meals in the trenches.
when they had free time played cards or other games.
A lot of soldiers wrote letters
to loved ones at home.
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At night, soldiers were expected to stay awake and watch the enemy to see what they were doing.
Soldiers went to sleep in the afternoon for few hours
Creatures in the Trenches:
rats that stole soldier's food, some soldiers said that the rats were big as cats