AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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Which of the following is NOT one of the new technologies in World War I?
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poison gas
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airplanes
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submarines
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rifles
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -World War I popularized the use of the machine gun-capable of bringing down row after row of soldiers from a distance on the battlefield. This weapon, along with barbed wire and mines, made movement across open land both difficult and dangerous. Thus trench warfare was born.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flamethrowers, poison gas, tanks, and grenades were employed extensively on the battlefields of Europe.
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