This person proposed the development of a new fighting vehicle in 1915
Who is Lt. Ernest Swinton?
100
The treaty signed in 1899 that prohibited the use of projectiles whose purpose was to release asphyxiating gases
What is the Hague Treaty?
100
These were handmade bombs.
What are jam tin bombs?
100
This alliterative name is the name of one of the most commonly used light artillery in Germany. (Hint: It's a female name)
What is Big Bertha?
200
Bayonets could also be used for this purpose
What is to eat food?
200
One disadvantage of tanks
What is they were loud and bulky?
200
For the first gas masks, men had to ______ on a cloth and then cover their noses with it to lessen the effects of chlorine gas
What is urinate?
200
These people threw grenades into the trenches.
What are grenadiers?
200
The word flamethrower is an English word, but is a loan translation of this German word.
What is Flammenwerfer?
300
These countries in WWI used the bayonet
What is all sides?
300
This was the maximum speed tanks in WWI could attain
What is 4 mph?
300
Considered the King of all Chemical Weapons
What is mustard gas?
300
The Mills Bomb was the __________.
What is the most popular grenade for the British?
300
This is used to propel the flammable liquid out of its cylinder when the the trigger of the flamethrower is pulled.
What is an inert gas?
400
This is created in a machine gun.
What is a chain reaction?
400
a system of vehicle propulsion in which a continuous band of treads or track plates is driven by two or more wheels
What is a caterpillar tracked vehicle?
400
Is very reactive and rips through your lung tissue and deprives you of oxygen
What is Chlorine?
400
The two types of grenades.
What are hand-detonated and rifle-detonated?
400
This physical phenomenon was the reason why large, bulky flamethrowers were ineffective in battle, but was somewhat made up for with the three-cylinder flamethrower.
What is balance/loss of balance?
500
What is Germany?
This country developed several types of bayonets with neddles, swords, knives, and saws
500
What tanks were designed for.
What is to travel on muddy terrain, not rocky terrain.
500
Why was chemical warfare not used by the British when it first came out?
What is because it was not considered to be a valiant and honorable way to fight
500
This innovation made delayed grenade explosions possible with hand grenades.
What is the pin?
500
The flammable liquid in the flamethrower is lit upon ejection using this scientific principle dealing with pressure.