Chemical Warfare Diyora Shukurova Period 1 06-05-2014 Chemical warfare is known as the “use of toxic chemicals in battle.” Chemicals have been used for battle throughout centuries. But also known as any toxic chemical which is deadly or can cause injuries. For example‚ poisoned arrows‚ boiling tar‚ arsenic smoke and noxious fumes‚ and there are many more. Chemical weapons were first used in 1915. The germen military was the first to release 168 tons of chlorine gas at Ypres and Belgium which caused
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use of trench warfare. In the movie‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ both the positive and the negative aspects of trench warfare are highlighted. The movie begins with German men hiding behind the trenches as the French Army approaches. As the French march closer‚ the Germans are able to shoot at them‚ but avoid being shot themselves by ducking down in the trenches. This is particularly helpful because it saved lives while also taking down the enemy. Another positive attribute of trench warfare
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in relation to the times. For example‚ wars exacerbate this; and WWI is not an exception to this‚ in fact this era contained more of this awareness of one’s impending doom‚ than most. Trench warfare led to many soldiers dying‚ which eventually affected other soldiers to accept their fate. The style of trench warfare led to the death of many soldiers. The reading “Echoes and Voices” quantifies the amount and at which
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glamorous about trench life. World War 1 trenches were dirty‚ smelly and riddled with disease. For soldier’s‚ life in the trenches meant living in fear. In fear of diseases (like cholera and trench foot) and of course‚ the constant fear of enemy attack. Trench warfare WW1 style is something all participating countries vowed never to repeat and the facts make it easy to see why. Photo- British troops sitting in a dug out trenches in WWI. So what happens in trench warfare? During trench warfare‚ opposing
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WW1 Trench Warfare Assignment Part 1: * Trench Warfare - A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other. An example would be in the Battle of Passchendaele and also through WW1 trench warfare was used. * “No Man’s Land” – The terrain between front lines of entrenched armies. An example would be in the battles of WW1 in the trenches there would be land between two fighting forces. * “Going over the Top” – Is a phrase that was used during WW1 and referenced
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result of this action‚ a tactic known as trench warfare was implemented. Many viewed trench warfare to be an effective tactic against enemy advancement. In September 1914‚ the German commander‚ General Erich von Falkenhayn ordered his troops to dig trenched that would provide protection from the enemy troops. When the enemy reached the trench‚ they soon realized that they could not break through the line that the trench provided. They also realized that the trench provided the Germans with shelter from
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superior country which they then let go of that tension and it began. Tanks were an unsuccessful piece of warfare throughout world war one as they did not contain great speed‚ strength and reliability which caused the army that had bought the tanks‚ had actually wasted millions of dollars on nothing other than a piece of useless junks which had also caused many army’s to lose battles against trench warfare after that was what the tanks were created for‚ which left human civilization extremely useful against
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first modern war because it was the start of the change in tactics and advancement in technology that define war today. In WW1‚ new weaponry and technology was introduced; it was the first time tanks‚ planes‚ effective machine guns‚ and chemical warfare were used in war. Due to these advancements‚ the way wars were fought changed. They were no longer fought in the Napoleonic style that was used earlier. Technological advancements are a big reason why World War 1 should be considered the first modern
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World War One was a war that consisted of many casualties. In trench warfare‚ not all the casualties were from the opposing trench‚ they came from your own in the form of diseases and infections. These could travel via the water at the bottom of the trench‚ in seems of clothing‚ in the soldiers hair‚ or by animals that lived in the trenches along side the soldiers. The trenches were a very unsanitary place. So unsanitary everything is cleaned once a day and things are still able to be distributed
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Many different aspects were used to make this World War a more technologically advanced war and no other wars before this one can begin to compare to it. Many soldiers suffered horrible diseases caused by the wars most well known battle tactic trench warfare. Most of the battles took place in the trenches. They were deep into the ground with all kinds of strategic patterns to protect soldiers from enemy fire and artillery. Sometimes soldiers would begin to
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