How Did World War 1 Experience On Chemical Warfare

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Welcome to the World War 1 experience on chemical warfare. In the odd chance that we have a gas attack, please put on your gas mask and try not to freak out. The contents of this speech are currently displayed on the screen in front of you. With that out of the way, let’s get into it.

Structure:
1914: Tear gas
1915: Large-scale use and lethal gases
1915: More deadly gases
1916: Austrian Use
1917: Mustard gas
Post-war

1914
It’s August 1914 and Britain has just joined the Great War but there’s a new enemy on the horizon, poison gases. The first recorded uses of poison gases being used in World War 1 are from the French targeting the Germans with tear gas.

Originally used by the French police against riot outbreaks from 1912, the army did not know how more powerful the gas was in an open area. Tear gas would irritate the mucous membranes in the eyes, mouth, throat and lungs leading to crying, coughing, breathing difficulties and temporary blindness.

Neither side considered this as a breach of the 1899 hague treaty which prohibited the use of projectiles …show more content…

Fought between the 22nd of April to the 25th of May, this battle was to claim ownership of the town of Ypres in Belgium for the Germans. On April 22nd, 1915, German troops unleashed the first deployment of deadly gases against the French, British and Algerian troops. Over 5 000 men were killed by the pale green Chlorine Gas and 10 000 more men were injured, changing the whole face of warfare as we know it. Fun fact: Chlorine gas causes damage to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs, at higher concentrations it can even suffocate and kill you! I’d stay away from that if I were you. Yes, Chlorine Gas reacts with water inside the lungs, forming hydrochloric acid and destroying the living tissue inside of the body, causing the victim's lungs to collapse and making it a lethal weapon during the first year of

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