http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/feed/? Latest topics Sun, 17 May 2009 02:12:33 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/feed/? http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/review-chart-2-european-wars-t94.htm Ellen P 17. Wars for Italian Unification (1859-1870) a. Austria, France, Prussia, and Italy (Piedmont) b. Garibaldi, Cavour, and Bismarck c. Italian nationalism, Prussian foreign interests, and Garibaldi's campaign d. (none) e. Unified Italian nation under the leadership of Victor Emmanuel II and a weakened Austria 18. Austro-Prussian War (1866) a. Austria and Prussia b. Bismarck and Joseph I c. German unification and Schleswig/Holstein d. Treaty of Prague e. Hapsburgs were excluded ... Assignments and Anouncements Tue, 05 May 2009 02:44:41 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/review-chart-2-european-wars-t94.htm#321 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/review-chart-2-european-wars-t94.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/philosophers-t95.htm Carter Tate These are the philosphers which I have researched up to this point. Baldassare Castiglione Italy 15th and 16 centuries Book of the Courtier Embodies Italian humanism; applied the idea of the Renaissance or of the well-rounded man to the court realm Niccolo Machiavelli Italy 15th and 1th centuries The Price Most influencial writing on politics in history; "the ends justify the means"; called for rulers to be willing to sacrifice everything for their country Sir ... Assignments and Anouncements Wed, 06 May 2009 01:23:09 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/philosophers-t95.htm#322 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/philosophers-t95.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/artists-review-chart-t97.htm J. Loomis I've started work on the Artist's Chart Haven't gotten a whole lot done yet, but I'll work on it more this evening If someone wants to start from the back and work forward feel free, since I doubt I'll have time to complete all of it Leonardo da Vinci Italy 15th to 16th Renaissance Painting Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Vitruvian Man Raphael Italy 15th to 16th Renaissance Painting and Architecture The School of Athens, Madonna and Child, Portrait of Pope Julius ... Assignments and Anouncements Wed, 06 May 2009 23:55:03 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/artists-review-chart-t97.htm#333 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/artists-review-chart-t97.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/questions-and-answers-f3/the-future-t101.htm Chelsea C. Will we get to carry this on to next year? Does anyone know? Or does Mr. Clayton want to take us off and put the freshmen on here? That would be very saddening. James, could you just change the title to "APUSH" or something like that? Questions and Answers Sun, 17 May 2009 02:12:33 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/questions-and-answers-f3/the-future-t101.htm#367 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/questions-and-answers-f3/the-future-t101.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/questions-and-answers-f3/ask-loomis-t52.htm J. Loomis Now I would prefer if you try and answer any questions you have on your own before coming to me, but if there's something you just can't understand,or would like explained in an easier way feel free to leave a post.

*note stupid questions gain sarcastic answers*]]> Questions and Answers Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:49:43 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/questions-and-answers-f3/ask-loomis-t52.htm#112 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/questions-and-answers-f3/ask-loomis-t52.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/just-a-few-questions-t100.htm Jasmine P 1. guelf vs. ghibelline struggle in italy
2. britain's series of orders in council of 1806
3. the operas of richard wagner
4. pogroms
5. afrikaners
6. the policy of extra-territoriality
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Look to the left. It has people, wars, and philosophers!!!]]> Assignments and Anouncements Thu, 07 May 2009 04:16:56 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/most-awesome-website-t98.htm#347 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/most-awesome-website-t98.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/this-is-a-practice-essay-i-just-did-hope-it-helps-revoltuions-of-england-france-and-russia-t96.htm Carter Tate Throughout the course of European history, revolutions have defined time periods. In three specific time periods: the mid seventeenth century, the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and the early twentieth centuries, England, France, and Russia all underwent usurpations of their monarchies (countries are listed respectively to the listed time periods). In each of these revolutions, the revolutions began with an absolutist monarch, the revolutions all experienced a period in which ... Assignments and Anouncements Wed, 06 May 2009 02:16:22 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/this-is-a-practice-essay-i-just-did-hope-it-helps-revoltuions-of-england-france-and-russia-t96.htm#323 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/this-is-a-practice-essay-i-just-did-hope-it-helps-revoltuions-of-england-france-and-russia-t96.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-its-cause-and-effects-t93.htm Sydney M. Trench warfare was a result of the continuous opposition on the western front due to the failure of the Schleiffen Plan, as well as the new developments in technology. The Schleiffen Plan relied on keeping the right wing strong and weakening the left wing. The left wing was to draw the French to attack the wrong area while the right wing swung around and took out the French against the German fortresses in Lorraine. The Germans were to stand on the defensive against Russia until France was ... General Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:31:58 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-its-cause-and-effects-t93.htm#317 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-its-cause-and-effects-t93.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/impact-of-trench-warefare-t64.htm Molly Christine H Trench warfare although it had some use in military strategies had no use for the people back home. Although all wars are sad and have impact on the civilians, this war, The Great War, had an extreme and terrible impact. The war literally killed almost an entire generation of all nations (excluding America because they came in late), of boys. And yes I use boys on purpose, the soldiers were so young and had so much more life to live. The war left so many wives without husbands, mothers without ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:52:10 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/impact-of-trench-warefare-t64.htm#146 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/impact-of-trench-warefare-t64.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trenches-t43.htm Molly Christine H One of the main reason that World War One evolved into trench warfare is because of all the new weapon advancements. War was becoming smarter, so the soldiers needed to find a way to fight the war in a more intelligent manner. Hence the birth of the trenches, trenches were a way for soldiers to avoid enemy artilery and gas. So with more weapondry advancement came more ways to protect yourself from the advancements, things like gas masks and fire-bays in the trenches. Gas masks were intruments ... General Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:23:16 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trenches-t43.htm#68 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trenches-t43.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t83.htm Ellen P Question 1: How did World War I evolve into a trench war? In 1914, at the Battle of the Marne, the French and British stopped the German advance on Paris. At that point, the Shleiffen Plan was useless; the first goal of the plan had been to destroy the French. The soldiers involved in the conflict began to dig trenches for protection, which were little more than shallow ditches and soon became shallow graves for many of them. However, the fatal flaw of the system was that it was primarily ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:58:10 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t83.htm#243 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t83.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/how-trench-warfare-affected-soldiers-civilians-and-the-government-t18.htm HannahZ Trench warfare was a devastating part of World War I. It affected almost everyone who participated including soldiers, civilians, and the government. Soldiers spent most of their time in the trenches, where they were exposed to disease, rats (Somewhere said that the rats got to be the size of cats), and lice. The smell of the trenches was overpowering. Soldiers occupied the trenches for weeks at a time and in that time they become numb to what happens around them. Trench warfare is dehumanizing ... General Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:50:43 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/how-trench-warfare-affected-soldiers-civilians-and-the-government-t18.htm#20 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/how-trench-warfare-affected-soldiers-civilians-and-the-government-t18.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/wwi-trench-warfare-t11.htm MaryW Trench warfare became prominent in WWI for many different reasons. Not only were there advances in the types of weapons used, but there were also massive armies. The new weapons were state of the art providing easier ways to wipe out the enemy. Some of the weapons used included: rifles, machine guns, chlorine gas, mustard gas, the Zeppelin, tanks, planes, and torpedoes. The size of the armies often became a hindrance where mobility was concerned. Oftentimes, an army could not move swiftly ... General Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:44:18 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/wwi-trench-warfare-t11.htm#13 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/wwi-trench-warfare-t11.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/evolution-and-affects-of-trench-warfare-t24.htm Chelsea C. The springboard for trench warfare, like the Industrial Revolution, was technology. With new inventions such as machine guns and tanks and bombs and gases, new safety precautions had to be taken by the unfortunate soldiers; they dug pits in the ground to provide somewhat of a barrier between the shellfire raining down. With this, the only way a soldier could get shot by the fatal bullets was to poke his head out, or if the enemy could change the angle of the bullet. However, because no one ... General Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:55:49 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/evolution-and-affects-of-trench-warfare-t24.htm#26 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/evolution-and-affects-of-trench-warfare-t24.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/the-long-list-t27.htm JacksonW Make a matrix chart on the following people • Lorenzo de Medici • Alexander VI • Ferdinand and Isabella • Henry VIII • Charles V • Philip II • Elizabeth I • Henri IV • William the Silent • Richelieu • Louis XIV • Oliver Cromwell • Peter the Great • Catherine the Great • Frederick the Great • Robespierre • Napoleon I • Klemmons von Metternich • Otto von Bismarck • Camilio Cavour • Benjamin Disraeli • William ... Assignments and Anouncements Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:34:47 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/the-long-list-t27.htm#37 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/the-long-list-t27.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/ja-nise-on-trenches-t72.htm Anonymous 1.World War I evolved into a trench war due to the new weapons such as machine guns and artelleries used in warfare. The size of machine guns and artillery made it difficult to manuver which created difficulties when attcking the other army.Horse calvary was not used since the age of Napoleon with open battlefields.The open battlefields caused thousands of deaths.The borders and positions of each army needed to be protected.The enemy needed to be attcked, thus trenches were created to accomplish ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:06:44 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/ja-nise-on-trenches-t72.htm#120 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/ja-nise-on-trenches-t72.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-t86.htm Anonymous World War I evolves into a trench war for many reasons, the main one being the advancement of artilliery. When the machine gun was introduced, this changed the whole aspect of the war. Now you were not able to advance troops and take over land without the sacrifice of many men. This effect on the soldiers must have been jarring. For the men who saw their comrades die, cut down by one weapon would have scarred anyone. Also, the mental stress of treches must have scarring as well. Before ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:46:43 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-t86.htm#248 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-t86.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trench-warfare-and-it-s-effects-t74.htm Rachael T World War I evolved into trench warfare as a result of several factors. The German commanders, namely Moltke, botched the Schlieffen Plan by not providing enough force for a swift victory on the right. France managed to hold Germany off with the help of the British, and, as new weapons were put to use, the armies reached a stalemate. In order to find protection from the new machine guns and bombs of the opposing side, each army built trenches surrounded by barbed wire fences.After this point, ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:07:30 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trench-warfare-and-it-s-effects-t74.htm#181 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trench-warfare-and-it-s-effects-t74.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/world-war-i-t75.htm JoshuaS World War I became a trench war for many reasons but the main one is probably the development of new weapons. This was the first large war since Napoleon and things definitely changed during this time. With new weapons, comes new strategies. Since countries now had access to better weapons such as machine guns, so a new defense tactic had to be used. Trenches were built and proved helpful. They allowed protection and ability to move without being seen. There were, however, many drawback. These ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:27:28 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/world-war-i-t75.htm#186 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/world-war-i-t75.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/support-complaints-and-suggestions-f4/bug-a-moderator-with-your-questions-t57.htm WestonWolf359 I know I'm not a moderator, but I thought I would start this topic-basically, this is your area for complaints/questions about this site, which I will attempt to have JCrocker/lwilson look over in his spare time. (Now that I have some moderator powers you may bug me too.) For example: WestonWolf359:Why was my original validation email refused? JCrocker:Because you typed in the wrong one, genius. That's the general idea. I'll start it off with: Is there a way to delete an old topic ... Support, Complaints, and Suggestions Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:10:34 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/support-complaints-and-suggestions-f4/bug-a-moderator-with-your-questions-t57.htm#121 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/support-complaints-and-suggestions-f4/bug-a-moderator-with-your-questions-t57.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/apmeh-review-dates-t92.htm Chelsea C. Review Dates and Times

Thursday, April 30th, 3:00-5:00
Sunday, May 3rd, 1:30-3:30
Monday, May 4th, 3:00-5:00
Thursday, May 7th, 3:00-5:00

Don't Forget!]]> Assignments and Anouncements Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:08:58 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/apmeh-review-dates-t92.htm#275 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/apmeh-review-dates-t92.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trenchwarfare-t89.htm rebeccag world war one evolved into trench warfare because of the schliefen plan. the schliefen plan was created so the war could be won faster and save casualties, but they didnt plan on the french fighting back as hard as they did. after the germans got close enough to paris, the city they were trying to capture, the french went around behind and cut them off from the rout home, resulting in standoffs and then leading to trench warfare. General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:30:04 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trenchwarfare-t89.htm#265 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trenchwarfare-t89.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/darkness-at-noon-t87.htm JacksonW THE CELL DOOR SLAMMED BEHIND RUBASHOV. He remained leaning against the door for a few seconds, and lit a cigarette. On the bed to his right lay two fairly clean blankets, and the straw mattress looked newly filled. The wash-basin to his left had no plug, but the tap functioned. The can next to it had been freshly disinfected, it did not smell. The walls on both sides were of solid brick, which would stifle the sound of tapping, but where the heating and drain pipe penetrated it, it had been ... Assignments and Anouncements Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:52:47 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/darkness-at-noon-t87.htm#251 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/assignments-and-anouncements-f2/darkness-at-noon-t87.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t54.htm JacksonW 1. With new technology came the need for new fighting techniques. People had to find new ways to hide from bombs, and heavy artillery, and many found that the best way to do this is by digging trenches and hiding in them. They figured that since bullets were traveling straight this would shield them from there bodies. And now with this protection, men were not getting killed and no progress was made through the war. Men were just sitting in filth and waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Some ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:55:47 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t54.htm#116 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t54.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/battle-of-verdun-big-bertha-pix-t90.htm WestonWolf359 These are rather dramatic- General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:34:30 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/battle-of-verdun-big-bertha-pix-t90.htm#266 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/battle-of-verdun-big-bertha-pix-t90.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/question-2-world-war-i-t85.htm AmberL W. For the soldiers within them, the trenches quickly became evil, smelly bogs of death. Between the trenches of opposing sides lay a No Man’s Land, through which ground attacks to the other side would be made, but the strategic planning of machine gun placing and other long-ranged weapons made gains from either side difficult. The constant fog that hung over the battlefield from gun firing, chlorine gas, and mist rolling off of the earth, also made it hard for soldiers to see where they were ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:37:20 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/question-2-world-war-i-t85.htm#247 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/question-2-world-war-i-t85.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/question-1-trench-warfare-t84.htm AmberL W. In an attempt at surprise from both sides, both France and Germany end up facing each other head on in a stalemate. For Germany, their attack strategy named for the general who developed it, Count Alfred von Schlieffen, was meant as a takeover of France before Russia could mobilize an attack. In the Schlieffen Plan, weakened forces would act as a decoy for France to attack, while the real striking force would circle around through Belgium and defeat France. But, after Schlieffen’s death, the ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:01:02 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/question-1-trench-warfare-t84.htm#246 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/question-1-trench-warfare-t84.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trenches-and-their-impact-t8.htm Marissa B Trenches helped the war move to the next level with the technology of fighting. They helped soliders in a way of protecting them from machine guns and the other guns used in the war. Soldiers still died in the trenches, but the death rate would have been higher if there were not any trenches. Citizens within the surroundings of the war, trenches had a bad impact on them. Since countries had to use gases and other defense mechanisms, the citizens' atmosphere was polluted by the mixture of the ... General Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:52:15 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trenches-and-their-impact-t8.htm#9 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trenches-and-their-impact-t8.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/wwi-trench-warfare-t82.htm Daniel Mann The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated which was one of the main causes of World War I. He was the heir to the Austrian throne and was believed to have been killed by Serbian Nationalists. This greatly angered Austria who wanted to attack Serbia but would only fight if Germany would ally with them. After Germany entered the fight other countries started joining in which started the war. Soon after, Germany drew up a battle plan they called the Schlieffen Plan. This plan was made to ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:44:31 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/wwi-trench-warfare-t82.htm#237 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/wwi-trench-warfare-t82.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t80.htm Anonymous During the course of 5 years, the art of war evolved from a point blank shooting range type of war, to a war ruled by machine guns, chemical warfare, and espionage. The main difference, though, between wars prior to WWI and WWI itself was the use of trench warfare. Trench warfare slowly evolved from traditional war, when the French and the Germans could not advance. Neither of the two sides wanted to give up an inch of land, so both of them “dug in” and held their ground. What they did ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:38:58 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t80.htm#232 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t80.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/world-war-one-trench-warfare-t68.htm Vincent M. World War one trench warfare although not anything new in the wars of the Americas but to the Europeans this was a whole new concept. The countries of the Triple Alliance and their enemy the countries of the Triple Entente both have very strong armies. Due to this fact, trenches were dug to protect each soldier’s countries from gunfire. Life in the trenches was brutal for the soldiers this was because they were faced with many fears of disease, lack of food, and even death. With these risks ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:25:16 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/world-war-one-trench-warfare-t68.htm#156 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/world-war-one-trench-warfare-t68.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t81.htm Jasmine P I think that trench warfare was the result of the following: 1.Failure of the Schlieffen Plan -Because Germany placed all of it eggs in one basket and placed all odds of winning into the Schlieffen Plan, failure to execute swiftly and effectively was costly. It wasn’t that the plan was a horrible idea, it was just very risky and very much a guessing game. It would either be a great success or a failure but with Moltke’s alterations (the idea to strengthen the left side of the attack, ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:43:59 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t81.htm#236 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t81.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t63.htm ErinC. Trenches were originally intended to protect the soldiers from the harm of war. Yet, it seems that the trenches had a more negative effect on the soldiers and the civilians. Many of the trenches were around six or seven feet deep, so when it rained the trenches would fill with water. In the water there would be dead soldiers, rats, and lice. This caused many diseases for the soldiers, which affected the entire community since the diseases would be spread. General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:42:39 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t63.htm#144 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t63.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/cause-of-trench-warfare-t70.htm Mark S. In September 1914, the German Schlieffen Plan was stopped by the French and British at the Battle of Marne. Because of the failure of the plan, both sides spent the winter building trenches to protect themselves from the enemy. This type of protection was needed because of the new technologies such as machine guns. General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:35:46 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/cause-of-trench-warfare-t70.htm#162 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/cause-of-trench-warfare-t70.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t69.htm Max S. Trench warfare was created to protect the soldiers from the more advanced weaponry of the age, such as shells and machine guns, not to mention the trenches were used as a way of separating the armies to reduce casualties. They were deemed necessary; the old way of fighting was dead. Armies could not simply march in a straight line towards each other, as the British found out when the “People’s Army(?)” was destroyed by machine guns while marching toward them in a straight line. The trenches, ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:28:31 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t69.htm#157 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t69.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t62.htm AHale 23453 4-18-09 WWI Trench Warfare World War I was fought in many ways, but a very useful way that it was fought was through trenches. Trenches were used in the west because it was a great defense strategies, it also helped the west have a better way of fighting with better protection. Trenches were long lines dug into the ground behind barbed wire fences. They were wet, dirty, and had many different diseases that were started because of them. People, soldiers, and the government were all ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:41:50 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t62.htm#143 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t62.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/dig-down-the-horrors-of-trench-warfare-t51.htm J. Loomis I thought I could write and essay style answer to the questions given, but I know that everyone else is doing the same thing, and that can get rather tedious. So I thought I would use a different style. (Feel free to let me know if you notice a typo) Dig Down We have been called From our homes sunny and bright To kill our brothers many We’ll be back by Christmas The government officials said Bloody liars Rifles cough Quickly bolted While the artillery echoed A ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:21:39 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/dig-down-the-horrors-of-trench-warfare-t51.htm#101 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/dig-down-the-horrors-of-trench-warfare-t51.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-war-t78.htm Anonymous World War I became a trench war due to the technology that has been introduced. some of these include poisonous gasses, machine guns, and new battle formations. this lead to the need for cover causing the creation of fallbacks such as pill boxes, sand bags. as well as snipers for finding these with the new telescopic sights for rifles, and trenches. Yes, trenches. trenches provided a new way to hide from the enemy by carefully maneuvering underground. This also lead to many casulties. these ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:00:36 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-war-t78.htm#209 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-war-t78.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-evolution-and-its-effects-t79.htm Darcy Germany’s Schlieffen Plan called for a quick defeat of the French so they could then focus on defeating England and Russia without having to worry about France. The Schlieffen Plan ended in failure with the Battle of Marne when French and British troops defeated Germany. This battle laid the groundwork forthe use of trench warfare. Building trenches was a necessity for troops considering all of the new weapons that were being used during WWI. Machine guns and bombs became a part of war ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:07:00 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-evolution-and-its-effects-t79.htm#215 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-evolution-and-its-effects-t79.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-and-its-impact-t42.htm Sam W The main reason that WWI evolved into a trench war was the rate of the advancement of technology. Guns and bombs, et cetera, were being developed, but there was a problem with transporting all these weapons. All the machine guns were huge back in the day and, for the most part, had to stay in one place. Obviously, just standing in the middle of the street wasn't very good for a war because it was easy to get shot at, albeit easy to shoot at others. So, to protect soldiers, trenches were dug ... General Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:16:39 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-and-its-impact-t42.htm#66 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-and-its-impact-t42.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/war-of-trenches-world-war-i-t61.htm Abdalaziz K. World War I affected soldiers, civilians, and the government in many ways. Soldiers lived in terrible conditions. The trenches the soldiers lived in were infested with rats, lice, frogs, and diseases. The rats would fall into the trenches, and would feast upon the remains of dead and/or living soldiers. There were two types of rats; black and brown ones. The brown rats were mostly feared because they were the ones who ate humans. Soldiers attempted to dispose of these rats by the use of clubs ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:32:53 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/war-of-trenches-world-war-i-t61.htm#137 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/war-of-trenches-world-war-i-t61.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-1-why-it-happened-2-its-effects-t20.htm lwilson #1 WWI evolved into trench warfare for many reasons. One of these was poor execution of the Schlieffen plan. The plan clearly called for Germany’s left flank to be weak on the western front. This way, France would be tempted to attack the left flank, and then Germany’s right flank could make a counterclockwise move through Belgium and the Netherlands and move behind France’s troops. Several major problems arose, though. For one, the new German chief of staff, Moltke, made modifications ... General Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:11:04 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-1-why-it-happened-2-its-effects-t20.htm#22 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-1-why-it-happened-2-its-effects-t20.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/2-civilians-soldiers-government-t77.htm KyleeR Trench warfare effected the soldiers in a lot of ways. To start, they were living in the trenches while they were fighting. But they were not the only living things in the trenches at this time. Lice and rats lived amongst them too. The soldiers tried to kill the rats but they were fighting an already lost battle. The rats were breeding faster than they could kill them. (It is said the rats would go on to eat the dead bodies and become as big as cats...how cool/gross is that?) Furthermore, ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:38:33 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/2-civilians-soldiers-government-t77.htm#194 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/2-civilians-soldiers-government-t77.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/evolution-of-trench-warfare-in-world-war-1-t76.htm DWhite Trench warfare in general has been around ever since the beginning of war. In years prior to World War 1, trench warfare was limited to being able to inflict casualties at only a short range. Trench warfare changed for World War 1 with the advancement of military technology. The advancement was greatly seen on the western front from autumn 1914 to spring 1918. This was due to the ceasefire or stalemate that occured forcing many men into the trenches. On the western front the German First and ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:37:38 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/evolution-of-trench-warfare-in-world-war-1-t76.htm#192 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/evolution-of-trench-warfare-in-world-war-1-t76.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trench-warfare-and-its-effects-t55.htm Austin H Question 1: How does World War I evolve into trench warfare on the Western front? The execution of the Schlieffen plan by the Germans in 1914, which required a quick, decisive invasion of France in order to free troops for the Russian front came to a standstill at the Battle of the Marne late in the year, as the French managed to stop the Germans from reaching Paris. As the conflict dragged on, both the French and Germans began to dig trenches as a defensive measure, as neither side was ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:02:00 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trench-warfare-and-its-effects-t55.htm#118 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/the-evolution-of-trench-warfare-and-its-effects-t55.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t48.htm Shannon L Trench warfare came about during World War I. After France and Britain were able to stop Germany's advancement on Paris at the Battle of the Marne the war became mostly about postion rather than movement. Each side dug out trenches with barbed wire fences around it in order to keep their position. In order to protect themselves, armies dug trenches because if they had stayed above ground there was little to no protection. Due to the improvements of artillary (machine guns, etc.) there was ... General Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:54:56 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t48.htm#90 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-t48.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-t66.htm Jamie Trenchfare was a new technique created in World War 1. Both sides dug trenches throughout the war. This resulted in stalemates that lasted for most of the war. Thousands of lives were lost on both sides because of this new way of fighting. Life in the trenches was terrible. Dead bodies piled up overtime because of the on going battles. Rats and lice were everywhere and disease spread rapidly. In fact, many of the lives that were lost were not because of the fighting, but of the poor conditions ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:14:57 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-t66.htm#153 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/trench-warfare-in-wwi-t66.htm http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/effect-of-trench-warfare-on-soldiers-civilians-and-governments-t73.htm Mark S. Life in the trenches was hard on soldiers. Diseases and low rations were common. Soldiers watched others die everyday and sometimes saw others eaten by rats. They also had to wear gas masks for long periods of time which was not pleasant. They suffered through all of this while also worrying about their own lives. Trench warfare was also hard on civilians. People's family members went off to war and left the family alone and worried for the soldiers' safety. Because of the above effects ... General Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:51:00 GMT http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/effect-of-trench-warfare-on-soldiers-civilians-and-governments-t73.htm#171 http://ourinsaneworld.warsforum.com/general-f1/effect-of-trench-warfare-on-soldiers-civilians-and-governments-t73.htm