The decision by the Germans to first use chemical bombs was a very controversial

one. Not only did it open up a can of worms in World War one, but changed the face of

battle for years to come. The use of these new weapons lead to huge problems for the

U.S. and its people. For the first time ever, the United States had to play catch-up in the

weapons brigade. As the second World War came, the effects carried on and the

production of hazardous bombs and explosives greatly increased.

The initial decision to use lethal chemical weapons at Ypres in April, 1915, was

due mostly because of poor expectations, frustration, and blood. At the start of World

War I in August, 1914, each side expected an easy victory by Christmas. Instead, the war

escalated greatly. More than 800,000 men were killed, wounded, or captured in the early

battles of First Marne, First Ypres, Masurian Lakes, and Tannenberg (Broen). This figure

does not include casualties from smaller battles or those who became sick in trench

warfare. Most of these casualties were hardened professionals: Most soldiers had been

civilians or, at most, in national part-time militias only a few months before

Canadian First Division to the east (Broen). At first, no one among the Allies understood

States Army, wrote later, "War is cruel at best, but the use of an instrument of death,

the battlefield. This makes them uncontrollable area weapons, possibly harming civilians

information on my subject. The books weren't as great, I had to fish around a great deal,

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