The new technologies greatly affected soldiers during the war because the weapons on both sides were very powerful and the armies couldn’t do much to defend themselves from them. Weapons were all over, in the air, underwater, and on the ground. They introduced thing such as cannons, rifles, chemical weapons such as poisonous gases, and naval warfare such as U-boats with torpedoes. During the war German and Allied soldiers dug trenches stretching hundreds of miles along the western front of France. The trenches gave soldiers some protection from the gunfire but the trench warfare was still very deadly. Because in order to attack the opposing force soldiers had to leave the trenches and run across what was called “no man’s land”. Crossing this was very dangerous and very few men made it through to the other trenches. During the war also Germany used unrestricted submarine warfare. German submarines sank allied and neutral ships, including passenger ships. So to protect vital supplies, the allied forces began using convoys in which a ring battleships protected merchant ships by sailing together. Another new technology of the war was poisonous gases. This would not only hide the attacking soldiers but it would cause severe problems for its targets. Some poisonous gases were known for destroying respiratory organs …show more content…
During this time over 21,000 women joined the nursing corps to become a part of the 1st world war. Over 13,000 women joined for clerical jobs in the Navy Active Reserves or The Marine Corps and 200 women joined and traveled to Europe to be telephone operators in the army signal operation. Many of the U.S military ranks came from the ranks of the American Red Cross. The organization operated hospitals in Europe and also provided support services to military camps. Thousands of women volunteered with the American Red Cross to help with these