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Trench foot is a disease caused by the cold and wet. It was a huge problem in ww1, many soldiers would only be treated in the late stages meaning they have to have an amputation, some didn't survive.

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Why was World War 1 more deadlier than ww2?

WW1 used trench warfare. Causing a dead zone. where if anyone popped out of their trench they would most likely died. It cause many stalemate conflicts. Also, planes, tanks, and gas (even gatling gun) were new styles of fighting brought out by this war. So no tatics were thought of during this time. Laslty, during this time there were many treaties of allies going on, causing many countries to join the war when it was only two tiny countries that were actually angry. Look up ww1 western front and eastern front to learn of trench warfare for this was primary cause of the many deaths.


What does World War I have that World War 2 does not have?

World war 1 had Trench Warfare and World war 2 didn't really have that, thus World War 2 was much more mobile. WW1 used chemical weapons, which WW2 didn't, mainly because Hiltler banned their use after he had experienced the terrible effects of gas when he served on The Western Front in WW1. WW2 involved much more air combat, while WW1 involved planes used primarily for recon purposes.


What kind of war did world war 1 make infamous?

Trench warfare. Chemical ware fare. in the case of WW1 the use of chlorine gas or mustard gas as it was called. It was so terrible that more then 50 years after ww1 vets were still being treated for the results. Additionally, WW1 saw the advent of the machine gun used in open warfare. Due to the technology lag between tactics and technology, the commanders of both sides failed to implement tactics to reduce casualties. Thus often seen were human wave type tactic attacks against fortified positions with entrenched machine guns, resulting in thousands of deaths.


Leaders involved in world war 1?

who were the leaders involved in WW1 who were the leaders involved in WW1


How many people died in ww1 World War 2?

ww1 was about 11,016,000. ww2 was about 59,028,000