USA HISTORY

During World War I, tanks were used on the Western Front primarily to ____

(A) ** lead infantry advances across no-man’s-land into enemy territory.

(B) destroy railroads and bridges used by enemy troops.

(C) release chemical weapons in advance attacks on enemy positions

(D) launch long-range rockets at enemy aircraft

Concept note-1: -British forces first used tanks during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916. They had a dramatic effect on German morale and proved effective in crossing trenches and wire entanglements, but they failed to break through the German lines.

Concept note-2: -Tanks. Tanks were developed by the British Army as a mechanical solution to the trench warfare stalemate. They were first used on the Somme in September 1916, but they were mechanically unreliable and too few in number to secure a victory.

Concept note-3: -For example, while tanks were more widely used on the Western Front, they did not necessarily have much of an impact on the other fronts of World War I. As well, the tank was originally introduced as a means of attempting to end the stalemate of the war.

Concept note-4: -Tanks were used in battle for the first time, by the British, on 15 September 1916 at Flers-Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme.