Technology on the Battlefield

Question 1

Tanks

Answer 1

Appeared in the Battle of Somme
Started out as clumsy and useless, but eventually in 1918 they played a very important role in the Allied victory

Question 2

Poison Gas

Answer 2

Appeared in the Battle of Ypres
Used by the Germans
Chlorine gas

Question 3

What were the effects of Chlorine gas?

Answer 3

Blindness, stripped the lining of the lungs, caused people to choke/drown because of the fluid in the lungs

Question 4

What is battle fatigue?

Answer 4

Present day known as PTSD, during the war referred to as shell-shock

Question 5

Machine guns

Answer 5

Accounted for most of the deaths throughout the war

Question 6

Submarines

Answer 6

Used by the Germans
Torpedoes were used to hit moving targets under water
Idea was to hit British merchant ships to starve the British into submission

Question 7

Airplanes

Answer 7

Still experimental, but played an important role in WWII