Why did they make trenches in world war 1?

Answer 1

Germany thought they would defeat France easily but they were wrong ,they were evenly matched and couldn't defeat each other.So they held their positions by digging trenches and tried to gain the land in between them known as no-man's-land.

Answer 2

so that they could be protected from gun fire and that they could defend there land by holding a strong defense over the enemy

Answer 3

With the advances in weaponry it was the only plausible solution to not getting slaughtered!

Answer 4

to protect themselves and of course hide from the enemy, many other reasons im sure

Answer 5

WW2 was NOT fought in trenches, that was more characteristic of WW1.

WW2 was NOT fought in trenches, that was more characteristic of WW1.

Answer 6

The concrete machine gun had just been invented and it was impossible to cross plains without being mowed down. So instead, both sides dug trenches and held their ground.

Answer 7

WW2 was NOT fought in trenches, that was more characteristic of WW1.

Answer 8

To hide from the people we were against!