Poisonous gas

(used for killing, injuring or incapacitating human beings)

In the August of 1914 the French unleashed tear gas on the Germans which worked as an irritant, this marked the first use of a poison gas.  Because of this attack, the Germans took it to the next level and created a poisonous gas that could kill…chlorine gas.  The Germans launched the gas at the French Canadians and British who stood there spot in the trenches because they thought that it was just a smoke so the Germans could move forward, but they were incorrect.  Once the chlorine gas was inhaled it would go into your lungs and mix with the water in your lungs and make a hydrochloric acid and eat away on your lungs.  This wasn’t even the worst, there would be even more dangerous gasses being made, for example, mustard gas, phosgene, benzyl bromide, etc.  -even though it was one the most feared types of weapons a number of fatalities were 91,000 out of 1,250,000 casualties, half of these fatalities being Russian. But the gas would always hide everything from sight and people had to abandon the trench because they were becoming incapable of fighting because of inhaling the gas.  After the first couple uses of these gasses people easily figured out how to counter it by wearing gas masks.

Shell Shock.

"Shell Shock" is a medical condition that started in

WW1. It was first recognized by  Charles Myres. in

 grew bigger in 1916-1918. It had a few names like

 "war neurosis" ,combat stress, or PTSD.  it was first

 thought to be caused by exploding shells. It was first

 thought to be caused by exploding shells on the battle

 field.

Diagnosis and Treatment.

Over 10,000 thousand people were diagnosed with this

 condition and it ranged from gentle to cruel

 being the worst.In some situatoins people would shake,

 go blind, mute, or even death from the mental trauma.
Some treatments are talk therapy and physical therapy.
but some of them get an electric shock.

WWYD: Finding an Enemy

It's the winter of 1915.  You are a 19 year old Canadian military officer who has stumbled away from the trenches. You find a young German soldier.  He is injured and does not speak English.  Your commanding officer has told you that any Germans found should be captured as a prisoner of war.  The boy looks scared, tired and sad.  Do you capture him and return him to camp or let him stay free?

WWYD: Following Orders

Your name is Sir Arthur Currie, the year in 1917 and you are a respected military leader.  People in charge have demanded that you finish an attack at Passchendaele (in Belgium).  You know that theh planning for this attack is not right and that following orders will cost the lives of thousands of men in your command.  Do you follow orders and tell your troops to attack or ignore orders and lose your job?

MED: Red Cross

Red Cross WWI

WHAT?

What is the medical job?

The Red Cross was an organization that would support people who needed help for example if people were homeless and serving in the war then the Red cross would send them tents and food.

What did they look like?

The people who volunteered in the Red Cross were mostly women because they couldn't go to war, the Red Cross was usually a hospital like building with lots of food clothing and other needs.

WHO?

Who invented it?

The the two men who invented the red cross was named Henry Dunant and the cofounder Gustave Moynier.

Who used it?

The people who used the Red Cross were generally men in war who needed things such as food, clothing or medicine.

WHERE?

Where was the Red Cross set up during World War One?

During World War One the red cross had supplies set up overseas in London England from which coordinated its work in Britain and France this work made many other rest homes and hospitals in England including the most famous one Taplow hospital

HOW?

How did this job help?

This job helped in many different ways from supplying people with clothing to tending to injured  soldiers

WHEN?

When was this job first used?

This job was first used in 1863 when Dunant and four others started the red cross

WHY?

Why was this medical job significant in war?

Because if they people back then didn't have the Red Cross they would have struggled lots to find a place to get help and healed  

Why was it good?

The red cross was good because they would help many people who needed support during the war and they provided many things for the men fighting.