Zeppelins Poison Gas World War I

In 1915, Germany used zeppelins, large gas-filled

balloons, to bomb the English coast. Later both
sides equipped airplanes with machine guns. Pilots
known as flying aces battled in the skies. These
dogfights were spectacular, but had little eect on
the course of the war.
poison gas could be fatal, it was an uncertain
In 1915, Germany began using poison gas that
blinded or choked its victims or caused agonizing Modern Warfare
burns and blisters. The soldiers were eventually
given gas masks, and poison gas remained one of
the most dreaded hazards of the war. Although
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weapon. The allies eventually began using the
poison gas.

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Convoys
To counteract submarine warfare, the Allies
organized convoys, or groups of merchant ships
protected by warships. Used by Germany to destroy
Allied shipping. Germanys policy of unrestricted
submarine warfare, and the U-boat attacks would
eventually help bring the United States into the war.

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 U-boats
Submarines proved to be much more important.
German submarines roamed the Atlantic. These U-
boats could launch torpedoes, or guided
underwater bombs which caused tremendous
damage to the Allied side, sinking merchant ships
that carried vital supplies to Britain.
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Airplanes
Germany first started to use a one-or two-seat
propeller plane that was quipped with a machine
gun. At first the planes were mainly for observation.
Later, flying aces engaged in individual combat,
though such dogfights had little eect on the war.
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Automatic Machine Gun
Britain first used a mounted gun that fired a rapid,
continuous stream of bullets which made it possible
for a few gunners to mow down waves of soldiers.
This helped create a stalemate by making it dicult
to advance across no mans land.
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