Question

Why were trenches used in ww1 explain

Answer 1

Stalemate

Step-by-step explanation:

The war ended up in a stalemate so both sides settled in for a long term war and trenches were also used to protect soldiers from enemy fire

Answer 2

Soldiers also made dugouts and funk holes in the side of the trenches to give them some protection from the weather and enemy fire. The front-line trenches were also protected by barbed-wire entanglements and machine-gun posts. Short trenches called saps were dug from the front-trench into No-Man's Land.