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Why did soldiers on the western front in World War I dig and fight from trenches?

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During WWI, trenches were used to try to protect soldiers from poison gas, giving them more time to put on gas masks. Dysentery, cholera, typhoid fever, and trench foot were all common diseases in the trenches, especially during WWI.
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to protect soldiers from their opponent's weapons like long ranged cannons and quick firing machines. The open ground was dangerous because of these weapons.

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