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Planes
Planes were significant because they were able to spy on enemy territory to figure out position on the enemy side without getting shot and you can drop objects like bricks really high and do a lot of damage. planes were used in the war in the air. -
Dreadnoughts
Dreadnoughts were significant because they could carry supplies and men overseas, but they were any easy target for Submarines (U-Boats). They were used in the war at seas. -
Machine guns
Machine guns were significant because they were fast shooting weapons and can take down multiple groups of people. It can cause more damage close range there further range. Machine guns were used in Battle Of Passchendaele and showed great usefulness in that battle -
Artillery
Artillery was significant because it can take out big groups of people and ended trench wars pretty fast and helped to move up the battlefield more, but it took a long time to set it up and it took a long time to reload. Artillery were used in Battle of Ypres -
Chlorine gas
Chlorine gas was significant because it could end trench wars in one shot but sometimes the wind might blow the gas back at your own comrades wiping out your own squad. Chlorine gas was used in the Battle of Ypres. -
Submarines
Submarines were significant because they were underwater so you couldn’t really see where they were and they were very useful on taking out dreadnought submarines proved too fragile on land and too slow when submerged. Captains of the submarines couldn’t distinguish between enemy or ally ships. Submarines were mainly used in the battles at the water -
Phosgene gas
Phosgene gas was significant because if it managed to make the Phosgene gas blow onto enemy territory then the effects would be devastating, and it 6 times more deadlier than Chlorine gas, but if it blow onto your ally side then that wouldn’t be good for you squad. Phosgene gas caused 85% of chemical-weapons fatalities during WW1. It was used in the battle of Ypres and was pretty useful. -
Tanks
Tanks were significant because they could block bullets and could easily take out a bunch of men. They were not overly useful in WWI because of the muddy conditions but improvements to the tank made it more valuable towards the end of the war. Tanks were mainly used in the Canadian 100 day war, they weren't has affective but were used a lot -
Ross Rifle
The ross rifle was a good hunting rifle for shooting from longer ranges. However, this weapon had a tendency to jam, mostly from poorly made ammunition although the ammunition worked in the Lee-Enfields. Sir Sam Hughes, minister of Canada's Militia and Defence, was fired because he supported the ross rifle and insisted every canadian soldier carry one. Due to its faultiness it made Prime Minister Robert Borden look bad. The Ross Rifle was used in Battle of the Somme and proved to be useless -
Browning M2
Browning M2 was significant because it was an improved machine gun and it had less recoil but as like the machine gun it was close range so it didn’t have any good effect at long range. This weapon was made after the war.
