[Trench Warfare in WWI]

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Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Trench Warfare” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Trench Warfare” in “World War I”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Trench Warfare” and tries to gauge its effect on “European Countries”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for the development of “Trench Warfare”. The study used the mixed method for the analysis of the research question developed. And in the end, the main findings from the respondents were analyzed and discussed.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the study1

Research Aims and Objectives6

Significance of the study6

Research Question6

Ethical Consideration6

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW8

Trench Warfare8

The war of movement12

The Eastern Front12

Conditions of life in the trenches12

From the North Sea to the Aisne14

Aviation16

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY17

Research Method17

Research Design18

Research Instrument18

Literature Selection Criteria18

Search Technique18

Keywords Used18

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS19

Findings20

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION24

REFERENCES26

Chapter 1: Introduction



Background of the study

The First World War (1914-1918)

The first major conflict of the 20th century occurred and it resulted in the deaths of more than 16 million people and launched a new era of total war. The issues of national and international security would become common during the 20th centuries. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, is often cited as the starting point of the conflict that transformed not only the map of Europe, but also the concept of war itself. The First World War led to the disappearance of three empires, as well as the idea that conflict between modern European societies could be rapid, decisive, and low cost (John, 2001, pp 87). A system of alliances built by more than half of a division of Europe into opposing camps century antagonistic, each of which formulated the plans for war and maintaining large standing armies. Meanwhile, the Industrial Revolution had resulted in the development of the vast resources that, once mobilized, could not be stopped. Add to this the rising nationalist tensions, and the result was a conflict that ultimately claimed the lives of more than eight million combatants and nearly the same number of civilians (Robert, 2001, pp 50). Of greater importance was the shift of power and influence, such as Russian, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires disappeared from the map of Europe to be replaced by a series of smaller states and the new role of the United States as a world power. Members of the American expeditionary forces with gas masks in the trenches in Lorraine in France during the First World War the use of ...