Stalemate (sep 6, 1915 – nov 30, 1916)

Description:

- Static War
- Both sides use same tactics which leads to
same outcome
- Both sides dig in
- Both sides use the same tactics
- Bombardment 'over the top' (most men are
killed)
- Brain damage/ears bleeding
- Shrapnel, noise, everything goes
everywhere
- Shell-shock - nervous system collapses due
to physical and mental trauma
- Barbed wire
- First created in the American West
- French told soldiers to put their friends on
the wire and climb over using them
- Machine guns
- Shell holes
- Introduced to chemical weapons
- Mainly defensive weapons
- Both sides try to launch offences

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