WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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barbed wire
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poison gas
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the machine gun
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the handgun
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is estimated that as many as 85% of the 91, 000 gas deaths in WWI were a result of phosgene or the related agent, diphosgene (trichloromethane chloroformate). The most commonly used gas in WWI was ‘mustard gas’ [bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide].
Detailed explanation-2: -Of all the weapons introduced during the war, the flamethrower was one of the most feared. First used by the German shock troops, the weapon proved to be an effective tool against fortifications and trenches, showering the enemy with burning liquid and flushing out troops who would be otherwise unassailable.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the Germans taking the lead, an extensive number of projectiles filled with deadly substances polluted the trenches of World War I. Mustard gas, introduced by the Germans in 1917, blistered the skin, eyes, and lungs, and killed thousands.
Detailed explanation-4: -By the end of the war the Germans produced the most poison gas with 68, 000 tons, the French second with approximately 36, 000 tons and the British produced approximately 25, 000 tons. About three percent of gas casualties were fatal, but hundreds of thousands suffered temporary or permanent injuries.