The document summarizes the use of chemical weapons, specifically gases, during World War 1. It describes how the Germans were the first to use chlorine gas in 1915 against French soldiers. It also provides details on how gases were deployed to clear out trenches and obliterate opposing armies from the air or by spraying. Production figures from World War 1 indicate Germany produced the most chemical agents totaling over 99,500 tons, including large amounts of chlorine and phosgene. The document also classifies different types of gases and provides examples of their effects, such as mustard gas causing blistering and chlorine destroying respiratory organs.

1. Gases of World War 1
Zoë Lewis
Makayla Ballenger
Amy Walker

2. Gas: The Biological Weapon
 Many types of gas were
used during WW1. These
gases not only harmed
the other armies they
killed them. Gas was
used to obliterate the
other uniformed armies.
The Germans were the
first to use chlorine in
1915 but the French had
not yet come across
chlorine and when
thinking it was a smoke
screen they slowly died
due to suffocation.

3. How Gases Were Used
 Thrown in trenches to clear out the hiding
soldiers
 To obliterate the opposing, weaker armies
 Sprayed from an air craft
 Torture

4. Production of Chemical Warfare
Agents during WWI (in tons)
Chlorine Phosgene Diphosgene Mustard Chloropicrin Cyanides
Total
Germany 58,100 18,100 11,600 7,600 4,100 99,500
France 12,500 15,700 2,000 500 7,700 38,400
Britain 20,800 1,400 500 8,000 400 31,100
U.S. 2,400 1,400 900 2,500 7,200
TOTAL 93,800 36,600 11,600 11,000 15,100 8,100 176,200

5. Gas Classification
 Lacrimators – eye irritant
and tear gases
 Stermators – nasal irritant
and sneeze gases and
vomiting gases
 Lung Irritants –
suffocants, respiratory
irriatants
 Vesicants – skin irritants

6. Mustard Gas
 Blistering
 Eyes become sore
 Vomit
 Internal and external
bleeding
 Chest pains
 Burning sensation in
the throat
 Causes suffocation

7. Chlorine
 Killsif untreated
 Damages eyes, nose,
throat, and lungs
 Destroys respiratory
organs
 Slow death