World War I Weaponry
World War I was a brutal war fought in the early 1900’s. Throughout the war, many weapons, such as tanks; airplanes, submarines, chemical munitions, assault guns, and machine guns, were used.
One airplane used during World War I was the Zeppelin. The Zeppelin was a blimp like shape and first used by the Germans for bombing raids. 
Rifles were also used during World War I. Each country had their own version of the rifle. The German army used the Mauser Gewehr 98 while the British army used the Lee-Enfield and the French army used the Lebel rifle throughout the world war. The United States used a carbine which is a slightly more advanced rifle. In the war, the United States used the Springfield but due to the short supply of them, the United States also used the ‘American Enfield’. 
In World War I,machine guns were very helpful for fighting. The first country to use machine guns was Germany. Shortly after Germany, the British followed. By 1918, most of the countries were using machine guns to fight. Eventually, the machine guns were added to ships and planes. Gas, although not used as much in World War II, was used in World War I. Gas was first used by the Germans during the second battle of Ypres. The gas they used was chlorine which led to the shut down if the respiratory system and choking attacks. 
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