On the Internet, briefly research life inside the trenches; evaluate what type of life these soldiers lived.

            The life in the trenches in WW1 was horrible. The trenches were filthy, life was dirty. The soldiers rarely got showers or clean clothes, which meant more diseases and lice. The lice were of the worst parts of the ordeal. They were everywhere and anywhere. Along with the louse there were rats. The rats ate into the food, crawled around on the floor, and on the soldiers while they slept. The trenches were also full of mud, especially after it rained. Because there was no drainage system, when it rained, the water sometimes just sat there and the soldiers would have to walk in the water all day.

            These dirty conditions also caused problems in the medical field. The horrible conditions made diseases difficult to treat because of the lack of sanitation. The men also grew extremely bored and claustrophobic. They lived in extremes, they were either on the front in the peak of the action, probably the most adrenaline-rushing experience ever, or in the trenches where they did nothing.