WWI

Something that stood out to me about WWI is their lack of tactics and strategies. This was a more modern war and they used some advanced things such as guns with 20 mile range, machine guns, mustard gas, chlorine gas, and others. The fact that they were living out of trenches was a true realization of the conditions they were facing, extremely poor hygiene and danger at all times! It really was weird to see how outdated their clothes and utensils are in comparison to the men presently in the war. There was so many people killed it was incredible, and because of that i was surprised so many people wanted and were completely willing to fight and insert themselves in these types of situations. They were young and had potential and this war definitely shifted the way these places evolved and advanced, effecting how the world has come to be currently. About 9 million people's lives were taken in this war which is an incredibly high number for 4 years. This put everything in perspective for me and i have a better and more literal understanding WWI.