To what extent did conditions change between 1914 and 1918?

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To what extent did conditions change between 1914 and 1918?

Throughout the four years very little changed to the conditions, there were only really two main things, which changed, and they were the style of fighting and the technology.  

For the British it was especially hard to live in the trenches, for the reason that Britain had not prepared for war, so didn’t have the resources ready. Also the government thought that the war would be over really quickly and they felt that there was no point in wasting money on making the soldiers lives more comfortable as they felt they would be throwing away money.

As the time went on the trenches became more horrific and hard to live and fight from. But the soldiers had no choice they just had to grin and bear it. However this became more complicated for them as living in the trenches made them frail and ill which meant they were not at their strongest for fighting the opposition.

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It was also hard for the British as it was more complicated to obtain resources for the trenches as they had to be shipped all the way from England which might take days.

Other countries trenches didn’t improve that much either and all the men who fought in the war had it hard living in the trenches for that length of time. The trenches were uncomfortable, small and smelly and the men had to spend nights as well as days in them.

One of the main changes, which happened in the war however it was towards ...

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