WWI

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WARFARE

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Natalie Lally
Poison Gas U- boats Automatic
In 1915, poison gas was released
U-boats adopted a policy of
forever changing warfare. It was a
form of lethal chlorine gas. Gas such
unrestricted submarine warfare. Machine Gun
These boats were military submarines The automatic machine gun could
as phosgene, chlorine, and mustard
used in WWI and WWII. Germany fire bullets rapidly, up to 450 to 600
gas were used against enemies
declared its submarines would rounds a minute. Hiram Maxim, an
causing great harm and even death.
destroy all enemy merchant and they American inventor, delivered the
These chemical weapons were used
roamed the Atlantic. first automatic, portable machine
by the people in Germany. Gas
masks overpowered this item gun in 1884. These guns were one of
causing it to lose is effectiveness. the main causes of death in WWI.
These imposed casualties upon the
wars.

Convoys
Zeppelins Convoys were a group of
Airplane
merchantmen or troopships traveling
During World War I, people made together with a marine escort. The
convoys reduced the damage that The aircraft was an essential product
large use of Zeppelins as bombers
had initially been caused by Germany for all sides of World War 1 when the
and lookouts, killing over 500 people
submarines. During WWI, they were conflict began in 1914. The airplane
in bombing attacks in Britain. The
mainly used by the British. gave troops the ability to observe
interior of a zeppelin was structured
your enemies. The down side to
by large ring of metal beams and
risking the airplane was that other
was filled to the broom with
allies could should at you from below
hydrogen. The gas is lighter than air,
causing crashes that led to death.
which made the airship fly. The
German military were the first to use
this item.