Question

Soldiers wore gas masks during World War I to protect themselves from

A. chemical weapons.
B. disease in the trenches.
C. barbed wire injuries.
D. harsh winter weather on the eastern front.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Gas masks used in World War I were made as a result of poison gas attacks that took the Allies in the trenches on the Western Front by surprise. Early gas masks were crude as would be expected as no-one had thought that poison gas would ever be used in warfare as the mere thought seemed too shocking.

Answer 2

Allied troops were given gas masks to protect against chlorine gas attacks. However, the masks could not protect them against mustard gas used later in the war, which burned the skin, caused severe breathing problems, and could cause blindness.

Gas masks were developed in WWI to protect soldiers from the effects of chloride gas.

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