World War I - Changes in Modern Warfare

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World War I - Changes in Modern Warfare.

1. What new technology was used to drop bombs from the air?
a. Tanks
b. Artillery
c. Submarines
d. Airplanes
e. Machine guns

2. What armored vehicles were used to cross the dangerous area between trenches?
a. Tanks
b. Artillery
c. Submarines
d. Airplanes
e. Machine guns

3. What kind of warfare caused a stalemate along the western front for several years?
a. Guerrilla warfare
b. Biological warfare
c. Siege warfare
d. Nuclear warfare
e. Trench warfare

4. What was the land between two enemy trenches called?
a. Danger region
b. Kill zone
c. No man's land
d. Death valley
e. Fighting area

5. Which of the following used mustard and chlorine gas?
a. Artillery
b. Submarines
c. Machine guns
d. Flame Throwers
e. Chemical weapons

6. Which type of weapon was responsible for most of the casualties during the war?
a. Artillery
b. Submarines
c. Machine guns
d. Flame Throwers
e. Chemical weapons

7. What were tanks first called by the British?
a. U-boats
b. Cruisers
c. Landships
d. Dreadnoughts
e. Ironclads

8. What weapon was used by German troops on the western front to force soldiers out of the trenches?
a. Artillery
b. Submarines
c. Machine guns
d. Flame Throwers
e. Chemical weapons

9. What was the main way troops were transported during the war?
a. Submarine
b. Railroad
c. Airplane
d. Tank
e. Taxi

10. What weapon was less effective once troops were equipped with gas masks?
a. Artillery
b. Submarines
c. Machine guns
d. Flame Throwers
e. Chemical weapons


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