How did technology make wwi become a war of static trenches?

Answer 1

First you need to understand the way in which the officers back then were taught. They were still being taught to lead men in nice little lines, marching perfectly abreast. Also junior officers were not allowed to any kind of initiative, but instead carry out the battle plan. This worked in the 19th century but by the time of the 20th century the industrial revolution had changed war forever.

For starters the destructive power of artillery became so great that soldier dug in to escape it. Then once they dug in they put machine guns up all along the trenches. With the way that armies had trained to fight up to that point it was impossible to break through. Added with for the first time the use of barb wire which slowed down attacks further and it became almost impossible to take an enemy position.

Answer 2

Seriously, do your reading. Its a lot easier to just read the assignment than trying to find the information elsewhere. Plus you end up with the answers that your teacher wants and have a better chance of internalizing the material, making the test easier.

If you're truly stuck on finding the information, do a web search for 'WWI technology' and go to any of the results, excluding wikipedia, and you've got your answer.

Edit in response to other answers:

Yes, machine guns and barbed wire are part of the answer but there are many other parts. There is the increased ability of senior commanders to communicate with units. The ability to rapidly move troops and reinforcements to contain breakouts and the corresponding inability for those same trucks to cross the battle fields to provide resupply and reinforcement to a successful attack. Planes were used for recon, poison gas to bog down attacks. Rifles that were more accurate and had a higher rate of fire.

I stand by my original answer but will add that if this is for an essay, you can't cite any of the answers. You also would have gotten more reliable answers in a more timely manor by hitting the encyclopedia.

Answer 3

It was because of two technology.
First -machine gun
Second - barb wire

If you combine these two you get static war. Barb wire was spread across all Europe, from Slovenia to Northern Sea.
When one side wonted to attack other they needed to cut the wire so that solders could make frontal attack. But when you try ed to cut the wire you were killed or pined down by machine gun.

But another invent-on started in WWI, Tank.
Airplanes were getting there role in war too.

Answer 4

Simple: the machine gun.
The invention of the machine gun made charging at the enemy suicide. So troops dug in. The thought of the time was the only way to overcome a machine gun emplacement was for one side to bombard the enemy with artillery, mass a huge amount of troops in trenches and then charge (the idea being that some troops would make it through).

Answer 5

Some had it partially right above, but the answer was both the rapid fire machine guns and artillery.