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How did new technology like the tanks help break the stalemate in world war 1?
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Tanks allowed the Allies to cross no-man's land safely and to punch holes inside German lines, leaping trenches while bullets pinged off their hulls. Once the tanks hand broken through, the infantry could safely cross no-man's land and consolidate the tanks gains, without being mowed down by a hail of bullets from enemy trenches.
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What made US entry into World War 1 vital to the Allied cause?
Fresh manpower was needed to break the stalemate.
Why were tanks used in World War One?
They were an attempt to break the trench deadlock. There were no weapons to properly counter them at the time, but the tanks were constantly breaking down, and they were also very slow. Although tanks in World War 1 proved they could open a breach in the enemy's line, they were too slow and unreliable to carry through with an attack after the breach had been opened. WW 1 tanks were used to break the stalemate of trench warfare. Their success at doing so was limited. -answered by some guy
Was stalemate pointless in the first world war?
The stalemate generally refers to the Trench warfare in France 1915-1918.
A stalemate is a situation in which further action is blocked A stalemate during World War 1 was broken in 1917 by?
The entry of the U.S. into the war.
What made tanks effective in World War 1?
Tanks in World War 1 may have reduced Allied casualties. Germany built only a few tanks of poor quality, while Great Britain and France built thousands. Tanks were in their infancy and not properly used in World War 1. More British tanks were lost to breakdown than to enemy fire. They were captured by the Germans and used until they broke down and were recaptured, and then they were captured again. The French Renault Ft 17 was the best tank of the war, and it was also used by the US Army during and after the war, but in World War 1 the tank was not a decisive weapon, and the Allies would have won the war without it simply because they had more men and more materiel. Tanks were used in small wars in the 1920's and 30's, but they did not have a great effect until World War 2.
How tanks affected World War 1?
They did help break the stalemate.
What was the causes of tanks in World War 1?
Something was needed to break the stalemate (to breach the defenses); tanks could do that.
What technology was most important in world war 1?
The invention and use of tanks. Before tanks were introduced, much of the action on the western front was bogged down in trench warfare where progress over months was measured in yards. Tanks allowed armies to make real progress and break the stalemate of trench warfare.
Why was the armoured tank invented?
To break the stalemate of the First World War.
Why were new weapons created during World War 1?
Some of the new technology of war which was used in WWI is: Aircraft, to include Zeppelins and dirigibles, machine guns tanks poison gas limpetmine
What tactics did the two armies use to try to break the stalemate in World War 1?
They used poisoned gasses.
What weapon of world war 1 was most responsible for a 4 year stalemate on the western front?
the germans had alien technology
What made US entry into World War 1 vital to the Allied cause?
Fresh manpower was needed to break the stalemate.
What 'technology' was used in World War 1?
Maxim machine guntanksshipspoison gasairplanesU-BoatsTrench warfare was the main feature of World War 1 both offensively and defensively. However, due to the stalemate it caused, new technologies like tanks, flame throwers, chemical gas and airplanes were introduced. Another novel invention during this period was the use of radio.the machine gun, Gas Grenades,Naval Units, and Communication.Transportation, tanks, cannons, planes.
Diasadvantages of world war 1 tanks?
New, un-reliable, constant break downs.
What effect did tanks have on world war 1?
Before the tanks arrived there was a stalemate in the warfare. Both sides had dug themselves (trenches)and in were in strong defensive positions. Thus when Lancelot de Mole (an Australian inventor) invented the tank, the British were able to break through the lines of the enemy and their trenches became useless in the face of the tanks (the heavybarbed wirewas easily overcome with the might of the tanks) . Once the tanks had overcome the defenses and cause panic and mayhem in the enemy lines it became easy for the infantry to move in.
Did poison gas help stalemate in World War 1?
The stalemate was already firmly established before poison gas was ever used. The leaders turned to using gas in an effort to break the stalemate. They hoped to wipe out all defenders of a section of the enemy lines, allowing them to break through over the gassed area and possibly begin to roll up the enemy lines to either side of the gassed area, and ultimately to break out of the trenches and resume a war of movement.
