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Francis Ferdinand assassinated at Sarajevo Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front Italy declared war on Germany and Austria Start of the Battle of Loos Start of the Battle of the Somme USA declared war on Germany Germany broke through on the Somme Peace conference in Paris

Trenches were dug all around the battle field to hide soldiers from the enemy and give them a hiding place. they could also shoot out of the trenches. Army’s often lived in their trenches for a long time so they dug little huts or places to live.

Life in the trenches was hard on soldiers. They had to worry about rats, catching diseases, shellfire, and body lice. There was not a lot of food towards the end of the war. If you were injured, it could take a while until you were treated. Some injuries were so bad that they had to be cut off. Also, if you disobeyed your orders you ran the risk of being executed.

Between the trenches of opposing sides was a stretch of land known as no-man's land. It had been deformed by shellfire, Behind no-man's land was barbed wire meters deep and it was almost impossible for troops to pass. Next was the front line. Being on the front line was extremely dangerous. You had to worry about shellfire as well as being hit by your own artillery behind you

Beyond the front line were the support and reserve trenches, followed by the communications trench. The communications trenches were used to transport men, equipment, and food supplies.. Soldiers usually served eight days on the font line, then four days in the reserve trench. That was followed by a four-day resting period away from the trenches.

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