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The First World War

DAMIANO MARCHETTI

Created on May 22, 2023

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Life in the trenches

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The First World War

British Propaganda

A typical day in the trenches

What was a trench?

What was a trench?

Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug in the ground where soldiers lived. Life in the trenches was very bad for soldiers, who were often very young: trenches were humid and dirty and these conditions caused severe medical problems.

A typical day in the trenches

  • In the trenches, soldiers tried to live a sort of routine, for example.
  • 5am: Stand-to-Arms
  • 6am: Stand-down-Arms
  • 7am: Breakfast
  • After 8am: Weapons cleaning
  • Noon: Lunch
  • 5pm: Teatime

British Propaganda

  • In the First World War, British propaganda had various forms including pictures and posters, and it had three main purposes:
  • convince young soldiers to enlist
  • describe the German enemy as a brute that had to be destroyed to preserve British identity
  • glorify British victories by censoring