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The use of gas (mustard, chlorine) in WWI was pretty horrific, resulting in large numbers of casualties and considerable danger to the troops who used it. The sheer numbers of casualties in WWI were also pretty horrific, so many countries gathered afterward to agree upon rules of warfare, to prevent such losses in the future. This agreement is now commonly known as the Geneva convention or pact.

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