History GCSE

Chemical warfare

What Chemical warfare means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Chemical warfare

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The deployment of chemical weapons, including chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas, causing effects ranging from asphyxiation to severe blistering.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 11: The historic environment - 1 The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (study guide)

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Option 11: The historic environment - 1 The British sector of the Western Front, 1914–18: injuries, treatment and the trenches (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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