Question

The diagram below shows military innovations used in World War I:

Image of a concept web with a central circle and four surrounding circles. The central circle reads, Military Innovations used in World War I. The surrounding ovals read Trench Warfare, Submarines, Tanks and Automatic Weapons, and a question mark.

Which of these statements completes the diagram?

A. Poison Gas
B. Atomic Bombs
C. Guerilla Warfare
D. Covert Operations

Answer 1

A. Poison Gas

World War I saw the use of poison gas as one of the military innovations, and it would fit well within the context of the other innovations listed in the diagram.

(B.) Atomic bombs weren't utilized until WWII, (C.) Guerilla Warfare was not a significant or prominent military innovation used during World War I as World War I was characterized by more conventional forms of warfare, and (D.) Covert Operations played a role in World War I, but they were not as prominent or defining as the other innovations listed.