New Technologies

Andrea Walsh

Mr. Hunt

8 February 2011

U.S. History 5

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• The machine gun was a very effective piece of artillery. It could shoot a round of 600 bullets in a minute.

The Machine Gun

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Air Warfare• The Air Warfare was a great way of

shooting from the propeller of an aircraft and actually being accurate with one’s aim.

• A typical 1914 aircraft could carry only very small bomb loads. At this time in history, the aircraft was still being developed.

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Poisonous Gases

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Works Cited• "Technology during World War I." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. February 7, 2011. Accessed February 08, 2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_during_World_War_I#Poison_gas.