Why were trenches used in world war 1?

ichibanarky the question was unanswered when I came in…

I was doin summet else so its what I said :p

lol think if you were being shot at from every direction where would you go so you dont get your head blow off your shoulders(below the ground)and the trench was used so they could still shoot back and so when a tank came their way they could duck in the trench without getting their legs blown from under theml,I hope this helps :)

Thanks guys x

they where in belgium

for cover to get to other places wasnt it :S

they were about 10ft high so was compleatly shielded from small arms fire and most artilary… unless 1 went straight into the trench

They used trenches for rest, protection food talking to family re loading guns ect

lol

Then dress it up, but that’s basically what it was for…it was for protection.

…so they could roam around freely and not get their heads blown off.

Ha ha ha ha I cant put that in a history paper