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Life in the trenches WW1 - Coggle Diagram
Life in the trenches WW1
Food and Rationing
Food was scarce in the war, so rationing began in 1918. A British soldier would consume roughly 4,600 calories a day.
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The most popular meals were those that were quick and easy to cook, without many ingredients. Some examples are:
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Often, soldier's families would send them extra rations, things like cake and sweets from back home.
Health and Medicine
injuries and diseases
Simple problems in the trenches, such as cuts and scratches, could be fatal in the war. As the conditions were so bad, open wounds could easily get infected. If they were left for too long sometimes a limb would have to be amputated
Trench fever- a disease caused by lice excretion being rubbed into the skin and the symptoms would affect the whole body
Trench foot - foot damage due to standing in wet and unsanitary places for too long, your feet begin to swell and change colour.
Influenza - there were many epidemics over the course of the war, one of the biggest being the Spanish Influenza, which wiped out around 50 million people by 1918, whereas the war only killed 16 million .
Gangrene - loss of blood supply causes body tissues to die; usually starts in feet, toes ,fingers or hands
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The war caused a vast number of mental issues but unfortunately, the affected soldiers were seen as weak and cowardly. Mental illness wasn't believed or known about and victims were said to be "faking" problems to go back home.
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Medicines and treatments really developed in the war and some of the most useful things we have today were also used in the trenches.
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Conditions in the trenches were awful, thus creating a myriad of new illnesses and ailments. however, this four year period (1914-1918) had the most medical advances than any other four year period in either the past or future.
Daily Routine
Soldiers would be working most of the day and night and had to keep to a strict routine. The hours were long and tiring, and often they would resort to entertainment and friendships in the trenches to keep them going.
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After 8am - Clean weapons, tidy, etc
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Entertainment
Keeping everybody entertained was a crucial part of life in the trenches and, as they only had a few hours of downtime a day, they had to make the most of it.
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