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Trench Warfare was a significant part of World War I. It was primarily used for soldiers to dig holes in the ground and use it as cover when in gun battles. Although trenches were great for fighting at the time they caused many problems for soldiers that were sometimes fatal. Trench rats were a huge problem for soldiers who lived in the trenches. Brown rats where the most feared by soldiers because borrow inside human remains and could grow to be the size of a cat. This was a growing issue because trench rats reproduced rapidly and continued to spread disease and contaminate food in the process. Since soldiers lived in the trenches they ate, slept and even defecated in them. Many soldiers obtained diseases from their own waste and sometimes they fatal. Armies made it difficult for opposing soldiers to attack them by implementing an area called "No Man's Land." This land was rigged with barbed wire and landmines which made it virtually impossible for a militant to travel through. Trench Warfare truly formed how war is fought today by revealing the competitiveness of the discovery new tactics and technology.

Life on the front line (BBC News)
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/26247563

firstworldwar.com (First World War.com)
 http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/trenchlife.htm