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Where did the soldiers hide on the western front during world war 1?

In trenches.


Why were the soldiers rotated in the trenches?

Soldiers dug trenches to be below ground level. If they were shot at, the trench provided cover to hide in. Larger trenched areas were constructed to impede the progress of advancing vehicles, like troop carriers, trucks and early tanks. They were also ideal places to hide in and wait for the opposing army to arrive, and then ambush them from a protected place, while the enemy had no cover to hide in.


How many child soldiers are there?

There is no real way to tell exactly how many child soldiers out there. This is because the forces that do employ child soldiers often don't let outsiders come in, or they hide a majority of their child soldiers away from view.Some sources (Everywoman) say that there are between 250,000 to 300,000 child soldiers in the world, as of current.


Why do you think soldiers were rotated in the trenches?

Soldiers dug trenches to be below ground level. If they were shot at, the trench provided cover to hide in. Larger trenched areas were constructed to impede the progress of advancing vehicles, like troop carriers, trucks and early tanks. They were also ideal places to hide in and wait for the opposing army to arrive, and then ambush them from a protected place, while the enemy had no cover to hide in.


Why do you think soldiers early in the civil war adopted uniforms patterned after the french?

because the soldier were not trying to hide, so uniform did not have to blend with the surroundings.