WW1 part 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Mustard gas
A
- poisonous
- Caused… blindness, coughing
2
Q
The stalemate
A
- Both sides used it
- Gas masks were invented
- Germans were faster and efficient
3
Q
What were tanks designed for
A
- Saving lives
- Brought in water
- British
- Early, had limited success
- Scared a lot of people
4
Q
What did tanks end up doing
A
- Attached guns
- Went into no man’s land
- Metal would shed when shot at
5
Q
What were planes before, and what did they become
A
- Safe, used to get info on the opposing side
- Threw bricks in trenches
- Shot at each other
- Dropped bombs
6
Q
Dog Fights
A
- Attacks in the air
- ACE
- Red Baren
7
Q
Dog Fights
A
- Attacks in the air
- ACE ( Shoot down 5 planes )
- Red Baren ( shoot down 80 planes )
8
Q
Zeppelins
A
- German aircraft
- Held up by hydrogen and gad ( fuel-efficient )
- 100 hours in the air
9
Q
Why did the US stay neutral
A
- Saw it as a European conflict
- Immigrants ( couldn’t pick a side )
10
Q
Woodrow Wilson
A
- US President
- Desides to stay neutral
- Iscolationism
11
Q
How did we “pick a side”
A
-Germany couldn’t get weapons from us
- Neither could France
- Selling so many goods to the Brits
12
Q
How did we “pick a side”
A
-Germany couldn’t get weapons from us
- Neither could France
- Selling so many goods to the Brits
