Weapons in WWI
What was the deadliest weapon in WWI?
Artillery such as mortars and cannons. The mortar helped because you could just launch a ball and it would just destroy anything. The same thing with a cannon it could just destroy anything nearby.
What country had the fastest tank in WWI?
Germany. Their tanks only went 4mph, but this was considered fast for tanks at the time.
Who were the first two countries to start WWI?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. He was a prince and soon to be a king of Austria-Hungary, who was killed by a Serbian.
What was the longest ranged weapon in WWI?
The Paris gun was the longest ranged weapon. It could reach 75 miles. It weighed 256 tons, and Germany used it.
What weapons did tanks sometimes have inside of them in WWI?
Poison gas machine guns and artillery, but usually just people.
Who made America go into war?
Germany because they sent a message to Mexico to tell them to go to America to start a war with America. Then Germany sank an American boat called the Lusitania carrying artillery and ammo. It killed a little over 1,000 people.
What were the first weapons used in WWI?
Poison gas and flamethrowers. Poison gas was very deadly before they made masks to block it. Flamethrowers were deadly because there were trenches with large numbers of soldiers that were set on fire.
What country was the first to use tanks in WWI?
Great Britain was the first to use them, but many tanks broke down. Only about a third of them did not.
A big cause of WWI was that many countries kept a large military ready to go to war. Soldiers were ofteb trigger-happy. With this attitude, one little problem could turn into a huge problem. What was this called?
Militarism
Who first used artillery weapons in WW1?
The Germans were the first to use the artillery weapons. One of them was called the trench mortar, which was used to destroy trenches that had soldiers in it.
What country used the tanks the least?
Germany only used about 20 tanks in the whole entire war. That was not a lot compared to Great Britain, who used more than 2,000.
Another cause of WWI because nations were gaining power and wealth by taking over smaller, weaker countries. The world became divided by the most powerful nations. What is this called?
Imperialism
What was one of the most powerful weapons used by the Germans?
Its name was Big Bertha, and it weighed 1,785 pounds and could reach 6 miles!
What was the first prototype of a tank called during WWI?
The Little Willie was designed in 1915 in response to trench warfare, but it was not very successful. It was slow and heavy and often got stuck in trenches. Improvements were made throughout WWI and several different models were created.
One of the most important causes of WWI was that there were too many countries working as a team and saying they would fight for each other if they had too. What was this called?
Alliances