What life was like for World War I soldiers in the trenches

B.C. high school students are commemorating the 100th anniversary of Armistice by making a documentary on soldiers living in trenches.

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[freddiemercury]

This makes me feel grateful for being able to stand up straight

[xxichill]

Man the fact how teens lied about their age to go to war is just crazy

[akariced]

If history was taught this way, like physically and aesthetically, people would be able to understand history more.

[StijnMolleman]

0:17
Teacher: we are going to France!
Girls: OMG the Eiffel tower!
Boys:

[Offthegridtech]

Extremely PG version of what the trenches were like, read Pierre Burtons “Vimy”... guys using shin bones as coat hangers, stacked bodies as benches, 12 inch deep mud with your buddies buried underneath..

[caidenastbury]

That's why I always were my poppy


Thank you for defending us in the war to all the soldiers x

[lvnlp]

I respect this so much thank you for teaching us about this. And thank you for and serving our country to any soldiers reading this

[babyinuyasha]

2:54 I love that one of them is a Canadian Highlander

[normalvncecuh]

2:43 whoever says history is boring hasn’t seen oversimplified because he has single handedly made it my favorite school subject

[happymonkeyfish]

"history is so boring" I could not think of a more wrong statement if I tried

[Aspera]

the british had the worst of it all, 4 straight years no impactful breaks

[brunopinkhof]

My grand-grand fathers and uncles were trench soldiers.(A Fleming) After the gaz attacks the English soldiers came to the farm of my grand grand mother en father and they helped them giving them new clothes, cleaning them and gaving them shelter and food and company. My grand mother learned them how to play piano. My grand-grand uncle couldn't speak about it, he was traumatized and designed a crown for the Maria Statue in the cathedral of Antwerp, it is still there. To thank God he survived this war.

[yoursoulessmate]

0:43 i laughed by the fact i know very well that this is only a stimulation but i try to catch and feel the ambience of what does it feel like to be in the "real trenches of war" but seeing cars in the background is really funny i lose it XD

[philstuart]

My great grandfather and My grandfather at 15 was in ww1 and later My grandfather was in ww2

[Changeyourmindset_now]

We must respect for those who made us live in peace

[timorrel]

Thank you to all the brave men who fought for us

[subscribetoscp-oritsnap]

Fun Fact: The trenches were actually smaller and very dirty during WW1.

[StarLad]

This looks wicked! I would love to see a reenactment like this. Keep us posted for the finished filming project!

[Noodle]

Teacher: We’re going on a field trip to France!
Girls: I hope we go to Paris!!!!
Boys:

[penguin_thunder]

Some bois say history is boring
Me: shows my collection of stuff
I LOVE history