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What was a significant shift in warfare due to technological advancements during World War One?
What was a significant shift in warfare due to technological advancements during World War One?
- Transition from horseback riding to airplane use by soldiers (correct)
- Adoption of chemical warfare as a common tactic
- Reliance on traditional hand-to-hand combat strategies
- Invention of laser-guided weapons
What strategy did the French believe in that proved inadequate against machine guns?
What strategy did the French believe in that proved inadequate against machine guns?
- Relying heavily on cavalry units
- Utilizing trench warfare extensively
- Charging at enemy troops with determination (correct)
- Using chemical warfare as a defensive measure
Who trained troops to fight in open warfare during World War One, despite skepticism from British and French generals?
Who trained troops to fight in open warfare during World War One, despite skepticism from British and French generals?
- Marshal Foch
- General Rommel
- General Pershing (correct)
- Field Marshal Haig
What marked a turning point in World War One and changed the way warfare is understood today?
What marked a turning point in World War One and changed the way warfare is understood today?
What characterized World War One as the first scientific war according to the text?
What characterized World War One as the first scientific war according to the text?
Where did the first gas attack occur during World War One?
Where did the first gas attack occur during World War One?
What was the impact of machine guns on French troops during World War One?
What was the impact of machine guns on French troops during World War One?
How did General Pershing's approach to training troops differ from that of British and French generals?
How did General Pershing's approach to training troops differ from that of British and French generals?
What was a key characteristic of World War One according to the text?
What was a key characteristic of World War One according to the text?
How did accelerated scientific advancements impact armaments like submarines and Gatling guns during World War One?
How did accelerated scientific advancements impact armaments like submarines and Gatling guns during World War One?
Which event during World War One is considered a turning point that influenced future warfare tactics?
Which event during World War One is considered a turning point that influenced future warfare tactics?
What effect did the first gas attack, primarily targeting Canadian soldiers, have during World War One?
What effect did the first gas attack, primarily targeting Canadian soldiers, have during World War One?
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- World War One marked a significant shift in warfare due to technological advancements.
- Initially, soldiers went to battle on horses and left in airplanes.
- The French believed in charging at enemy troops with determination, but were unprepared for machine guns which fired hundreds of rounds per minute.
- General Pershing, from the US, trained troops to fight in open warfare, which was met with skepticism by British and French generals.
- World War One was the first scientific war, with societies investing heavily in scientific and technical development for improved warfare.
- Previously used armaments like submarines, trench warfare, and Gatling guns became more destructive during the war due to accelerated scientific advancements.
- Chemical warfare marked a turning point in the war and changed the way warfare is understood today, with the first gas attack occurring at Vimy Ridge, primarily targeting Canadian soldiers who were not equipped with gas masks, resulting in deaths by suffocation from the inside out.
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