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How long have people been wearing masks?
The use of masks goes back to the 1800s when inventors developed masks for the miners and soldiers. We still have our soldiers outfitted with gas masks.
What did gas masks do?
Gas masks are used to protect people especially soldiers when gases are used in warfare or domestic disturbances. They were used in World War I to protect soldiers against mustard gas.
Which countermeasures were taken to protect soldiers from the dangers of WW1?
Gas masks were developed to protect from the new gas warfare. Widespread use of trenches. Neither was terribly effective.
What are the pros and cons of Poison Gas?
It was silent and impossible to predict with a high rate for causing casualties. However, there were gas masks and if the wind changed direction after the gas was released, the soldiers who unleashed it were the ones dying.
Did animals use gas masks in world war 1?
Yes. Horses and dogs used gas masks; however, the animals were often forgotten or had to use simple cloth bags over there noses. Of the few animals used in the war, they had much higher casualty rates partly because they rarely had gas masks. Sometimes 5,000 animals would go in, and only 200 or so would return. They even had special "goggle" to protect animals' eyes from gas, but animals rarely got to use them. Carrier pigeons used fell from the sky because there were never gas masks for them. Nevertheless, mules, hoses, dogs, and yes even sheep and goats had gas masks, but only if they were lucky.
How long have people been wearing masks?
The use of masks goes back to the 1800s when inventors developed masks for the miners and soldiers. We still have our soldiers outfitted with gas masks.
How did soldiers protect themselves from chemical warfare?
The use of mustard gas in World War One was a terrible and inhumane weapon. Gas masks were the best protection soldiers had to avoid breathing in this gas.
What did gas masks do?
Gas masks are used to protect people especially soldiers when gases are used in warfare or domestic disturbances. They were used in World War I to protect soldiers against mustard gas.
Did they use gas masks in WW1?
yes gas masks were used
Why don't the leaders of squads using gas masks wear helmets?
Not all gas masks are compatible with helmets, so some soldiers forgo helmets to wear their masks.
Which countermeasures were taken to protect soldiers from the dangers of WW1?
Gas masks were developed to protect from the new gas warfare. Widespread use of trenches. Neither was terribly effective.
what impact did chemical warfare have in ww1?
it terrified soldiers and forced them to carry gas masks
Why does your chemical romance have people wear gas masks in their music videos?
First of all, the band is called MY Chemical Romance. Second, they wore the masks because it represented war. All the debris and smoke and stuff could get into the soldiers' masks so therefore there was gas masks.
Did the people have gas masks in World War 1?
Soldiers in the trenches got gas masks after the need became apparent. Chlorine gas was first used by the Germans on April 22, 1915. Mustard gas was used in 1917. 30,000 died from the gas and 50,000 troops were injured because of gas use. Gas masks did not work with mustard gas because that burns the skin.Here is a first hand account of gas warfare.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gas.htmhttp://chemicalweapons.cenmag.org/when-chemicals-became-weapons-of-war/
Are gas masks being developed?
Yes. A verity of GAs masks are being developed, depending on the mases from which the person wearing it is to be masked. These are used by soldiers and civilians in war zones, in factories and even to prevent effects of air pollution.
What action was taking by the world because of poison gas?
Soliders grew tense and nervous, just because of their fear of a gas raid. most soldiers carried gas masks after gas started to be used, but odouless and colourless gas was started to be used, and soldiers never knew what they were breathing in.
What new technology did Germany use in the second battle of Ypres?
Chlorine gas, and since it was a new weapon the French and Canadian soldiers did not have gas masks. Many died, and those that didn't survived by urinating on handkerchiefs and placing them over their mouths, to neutralize the effect of the gas.
