Chemical warfare

Canadian Involvement: The Canadian Parliament didn't choose to go to war in 1914. The country's foreign affairs were guided in London. So when Britain's ultimatum to Germany to withdraw its army from Belgium expired on 4 August 1914, the British Empire, including Canada, was at war, allied with Serbia, Russia, and France against the German and Austro-Hungarian empires. The first major battle fought by Canadian troops in the First World War took place from 22 April to 25 May 1915, outside the…

In the Roman Empire, England, France, and the Middle East, ever since people have been around, there has always been conflict and fighting. A common theme in war is inhumanity. For example, in World War I mustard gas would produce terrible blisters on soldiers who were exposed to it. Empathy for those suffering young men was not present in those causing the pain. While war is still ongoing in the world, Europe is much more peaceful today then it was a hundred years ago and people in general are…

most death was the artillery. Automatic rifles and machine guns gave soldiers less time reloading and more time shooting. Poisonous gases such as chlorine and mustard gas were new things these soldiers had to look out for. It was the first use of chemical weapons. Tanks were also a new weapon that men in the trenches of both sides feared. The battle introduced a new feature in World War I—underwater operations. German forces used U-boats that had torpedoes and guns to sink allied ships with.…

The author is Masarrah Alchi. “One perfectly shot torpedo could sink any ship, but you were also carrying around with you a very sensitive bomb that could sink your ship just as easily” (Alchi 2). This quote means that the bombs in WW1 were really dangerous to carry around, but killed the enemies faster. It killed more enemies in less amount of time. With carrying the bomb you were risking your own life, but you were also prepare to kill the enemies.Where world war 1 weapons worth it ? Where…

Airplanes, firebombing, automated weaponry, and trenches changed the way humanity saw war. It was only fitting that during this time of upheaval that chemical weapons to have their moment. Though it is often thought that the Germans were the first to use chemical weapons during World War I, but that is simply not the case. The title of first nation to use chemical weapons actually belongs to the French. During the first month of the war, August 1914, the French repeatedly used tear gas filled…

The horrible conditions of trench warfare have diminished since it has become infrequent after the Great War. Furthermore, many Canadian soldiers were diagnosed with “shellshock” in the Great War. According to the Canadian War Museum, “Doctors diagnosed almost 10,000 Canadians with shellshock…

otherwise acquire, transfer directly or indirectly, receive, stockpile, retain, own possess or use or threaten to use any chemical weapon’. Chemical weapon is defined as ‘a toxic chemical and its precursors …any chemical which through chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals…includes all such chemicals, regardless of their origin or of their method of production and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities,…

Technologies and Weapons of World War I One of the deadliest wars in human history required heavy weaponry and technologies to survive. That is why during World War I, new technological advances developed. Three of these technologies that are the most interesting are poison gases, tanks, and flamethrowers. All of these were common weapons in the war. Poison gases were risky, especially if the user was inexperienced or did not know how much to use. Difficulties did not only come from the gases.…

urgency, while this heightened confusion and chaos is represented by the repeated ‘um’ sounds, as they are “fumbling,” “clumsy” “someone” and “stumbling”. Finally, Owen uses harsh cacophony as the language turns accusatory against those who glamorise warfare with words such as “”. Alliteration is also used to convey these atrocities, as “watch the white eyes writhing” insists onto the reader the pain and torment of the dying man, whose death is not patriotic, rather just painful. This is paired…

World War I also know as the Great War was a vicious and drastic time for everybody around the world. It killed many lives, destructed numerous countries and took away peoples beliefs, hopes and desires. It was a time of severe depression and worries that dampened every day living and life as a whole. World War I wiped out a whole generation of young men. Thousands and thousands young men experienced tragedy, death, extreme struggle and haunting images one could not bare to think of. If we did…