Poison gas in World War I

Poison gas is a form of weaponry that was adopted in World War I with the intention of using it to injury, and kill soldiers of the opposing fighting forces. The deadly gases were able to consume the lives of many young soldiers, by being carried in the slow movements of clouds, that released these gases on the soldiers as they passed over. Prior to World War I, this form of weaponry was considered to be uncivilized, but with the stalemates of trench warfare, countries began searching for a new…

New technology introduced in World War I was indispensable for the Allies to surmount obstacles and win World War I. Prior to World War I, countries used ineffective and archaic weapons like knives and rifles to bear the brutal conditions of war. However, advanced weaponry (such as poison gas, machine guns, tanks) improved chances for the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, and United States) and Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) to compete and win the war. New weaponry enabled both…

Great war, the Europeans viewed war in a romantic sense. They viewed war as something to look forward to as it is a step toward manhood and helping your country rise up. But, Robert E. Lee’s quote about the American Civil war, “It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.” would ring true for the Europeans after World War I is over. The new technology coming from the Industrial Revolution had rewritten the rules of war. In the days of the Napoleonic wars, it…

enemies.Where world war 1 weapons worth it ? Where they worth the money ? The weapons were worth it because they were very useful and they gave them the power to scare their enemies. They were faster at killing the enemies. The weapons made them be quicker. Throughout world history and the conflict throughout…

World War I or the Great War was a time period that caused many bloods and questioned morality. Each country was dedicated to make more powerful and effective weapons. Therefore, from 1914 to 1918, technology had been greatly advanced due to countries’ dedication and effort to create and improve blood shedding machines. Poison gases are one of the many weapons used during the Great War; this method of warfare creates and created controversies for ethical reasons. Even during the World War I when…

Do you know about World War 1 weapons.If not I will begin to inform my audience how the weapons impacted the war. The tanks, machine gun, and poison gas. After these couple of weapons, the war changed.The first world war 1 would have been totally different if the if the soldiers didn’t have the simple ,but deadly weapons.The weapons had a great impact on the outcome of the war.Every weapon has it’s pros and cons. The first weapon is poison gas. It is popularly believed that the German army…

The “War to End all Wars?”/ The Ethics of World War I Technology On April 4, 1917 United States troops marched into the First World War with President Woodrow Wilson’s message echoing in their ears; this would be a “war to end all wars” to “make the world safe for democracy” (Nolte). However, 8.5 million deaths later, the Great War proved far from ending future conflict (“World War I”). The development of lethal gases, stealthy submarines, and destructive artillery made war more gruesome, paving…

World War One, the very War that Germany started, the very war that encouraged everyone to make weapons of destruction in order to win. This common task will be on what I find fascinating about World War One, and what I find fascinating are all the weapons used during this war. Here I will be naming Three different kinds of weapons used during the war and different facts about them along with what I think is interesting about them. One of the three weapons I find interesting is called a…

experience in our current time, to our advancements in all aspects of life. Examining the technology of a time period, such as World War One, provides a greater insight to the some of the details that contributed to the outline of the war. It is important that such details are examined. In doing so, we must remember that obviously what was an advancement of artillery during World War One would be archaic in today’s time. Just as one hundred years from now the aspects of our current time that we…

The reason why World War 1 lasted so long is because, a multifaceted one, with most historians attributing the length of the war to, inter alia, and the similar strength of the two sides. The famous German war plan aimed at avoiding fighting a war at two fronts by attacking France from the north, encircling Paris, quickly defeating the French, and then moving towards the eastern front to face the Russians who would not have been able to mobilize in time to help their ally. There were a few…