Question 5 of 10 • S1S-OC: W. Hist/Geo/Cult 10A (E1162 - AG)
Read the excerpt from a newspaper article about World War I.The gaseous vapor which the Germans used against the French divisions near Ypres last Thursday, contrary to the rules of The Hague Convention, introduces a new element into warfare. The attack of last Thursday evening was preceded by the rising of a cloud of vapor, greenish gray and iridescent. That vapor settled to the ground like a swamp mist and drifted toward the French trenches on a brisk wind.
Answer
A
The Germans overpowered the French by using chemical weapons.
B
By early 1915, both Germany and the Allies often used chemical weapons.
C
The Hague Convention had prohibited the use of chemical weapons.
D
Early chemical weapons acted more like a blinding mist than a poison.