Modernization of Warfare
Technology Used During WWI
The "Imaginary" Boat
The U-Boat was a submarine used druing WWI that was approximately 214 feet long and carried 35 men and 12 torpedoes. The boat could travel underwater for two hours and sunk about 5,000 ships.
The Use Of U Boats In WWI
Critical Inventions During WWI
"Safe" Place
The idea of trench warfare was used during the war in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
Protection System
Convoy systems were used in 1917; All merchant ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean would travel in groups under the protection of the British navy.
Lethal gas
Mustard gas was used during WWI to attack the opposing side in which it infected the eyes and cuased deathly blisters.
"Dead" Man's Land
The land between the trenches was referred to as "No Man's Land" and contained miles of barbed wire, hundreds of corpses, and land mines.
The Main Men
The troops that were apart of the American Expeditionary Force were known as the "Doughboys". The American Expeditionary Force was made up of regular soldiers and marines, National guard soldiers, and drafted soldiers during World War 1.
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