Historical Thinking Concepts
What were the perspectives in using machine guns?
Everybody involved in WW1
Who invented the machine gun?
Hiram S. Maxim
The first machine gun was made during World war 1?
false
Why were machine guns significant in World War I? (Give 2 reasons)
They were used for both attacking and defending, and they helped control important locations by firing at multiple locations
How many machine guns did Germany have at the start of WWI?
Around 12,000 machine guns
The use of machine guns helped end the war quicker?
False, It made the war longer because it made defense stronger which lead to longer stalemates
Name one cause and one consequence
Cause: Use of Machine guns on both sides and increased fire power
- Consequence: Armies built stronger defences, such as trenches.
- Consequence: Stalemates increased, especially on the Western Front.
- Consequence: The war lasted longer, causing more deaths and destruction.
What is an S.O.S. barrage?
It was when a soldier in danger would light a flare to signal for supporting fire from machine guns.
Machine guns lead to new tactics such as S.O.S barrages and indirect barrages ?
True
Name one continuity and one change
Continuity:
Machine guns were used in wars after World War1 Machine guns influenced modern war tactics
Change:
Machine guns advanced from being very heavy and requiring a group people to use while now they are lighter and don’t require bunch of people to use.
Machine guns evolved to being more mobile
Machine Guns evolved to have more accuracy and firepower
How did machine guns contribute to a stalemate in World War I?
Machine guns made it difficult to advance without heavy casualties, which led to stronger defenses and made longer stalemates.
By the end of World war 1 using machine guns was considered a war crime because how dangerous they were?
False, many weapons were prohibited like chemical weapons but not machine guns
Give the Ethical Judgment used?
Guns made stronger attacks so the defender would resort to digging trenches and trench warfare was bad because there was an increase in diseases, depression and deaths
Why were machine guns effective for defence?
Because they were set up to view multiple angles and locations and backup soldiers in the trenches with quick rounds of bullets.
Germany developed its own machine gun in early 1915?
false, Germany developed there own machine guns in 1887