WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Tanks allowed infantry to move out of the trenches for protection.
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Machine guns allowed for hand to hand combat.
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Poison gas did not affect soldiers in the trenches.
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Airplanes were used for reconnaissance rather than combat.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The devastating firepower of modern weapons helped create the trench stalemate on the Western Front during the First World War. Armies were forced to adapt their tactics and pursue new technologies as a way of breaking the deadlock.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tanks were created to make it easy to adapt to the Western Front weather conditions. ‘Little Willie’ was the name given to the first ever used tank. The rifle was the main weapon used by British soldiers in Trenches. Made it 10 times easier to kill someone in a smaller amount of time.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following describes the most important effect the tank had on World War I? The tank ended the use of trench warfare for defense.