Question

It was at first impossible for any one to realize what had actually happened.

The smoke and fumes hid everything from sight, and hundreds of men were

thrown into a comatose or dying condition, and within an hour the whole

position had to be abandoned, together with about fifty guns.

- British Field Marshal Sir John French, report on the

second battle of Ypres, 1915

What caused the scene described in this excerpt?

A A tank attacking soldiers on a battlefield

B A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches

A submarine attacking a docked ship

D An aerial bombing of an infantry, unit

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The scene described in the excerpt is most likely caused by:

B. A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches.

The mention of "smoke and fumes," the impact on visibility, and the description of men being thrown into a comatose or dying condition are indicative of a poison gas attack, a tragic and devastating aspect of World War I. The use of chemical weapons, including poisonous gases, was a horrific and notorious feature of trench warfare during that time.