Chemical and Biological Warfare
McDonald 1
Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War
Matthew McDonald
Mrs. Jones
English I
4 March 2015
McDonald 2
Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War
THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they strike fear in the enemies, effective in their power, and can be used as population control. I. Introduction
A. Background Information
B. Thesis Statement
II. Strike fear into your enemies
A. Fear of retaliation
B. Massive casualties
C. Some easy to make
III. Effective in power
A. World War I
B. Massive casualties
C. Aztecs
IV. Population Control
A. Massive casualties
B. Easy to spread
C. Native Americans
V.
Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis Statement
B. Restate Arguments
McDonald 3
C. Final Arguments
McDonald 4
Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War
Over the years chemical and biological weapons have become more and more effective. Their main use was in the World Wars. The Germans discovered the weapon known as mustard gas. Mustard gas was a common way to die in World War One. The
Germans also were using a chemical weapon known as anthrax. Anthrax and mustard gas were used in small amounts, and the Germans found that it was more effective and not as wasteful as using it in larger amounts . In World War Two the Japanese used chemical and biological weapons against China during their invasion. The Japanese would poison the water in the well. It has been counted that over one thousand water wells were poisoned during World War Two. Then the Japanese tried to steal the notorious virus, Yellow Fever, from a research lab in Rockefeller Center. After the war, the United States started to do open air tests. They used animals and human volunteers. The United States also used unsuspecting United States citizens
(Frischknecht).
Then in the 1970s a new leader came to power in the
Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War
Matthew McDonald
Mrs. Jones
English I
4 March 2015
McDonald 2
Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War
THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they strike fear in the enemies, effective in their power, and can be used as population control. I. Introduction
A. Background Information
B. Thesis Statement
II. Strike fear into your enemies
A. Fear of retaliation
B. Massive casualties
C. Some easy to make
III. Effective in power
A. World War I
B. Massive casualties
C. Aztecs
IV. Population Control
A. Massive casualties
B. Easy to spread
C. Native Americans
V.
Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis Statement
B. Restate Arguments
McDonald 3
C. Final Arguments
McDonald 4
Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War
Over the years chemical and biological weapons have become more and more effective. Their main use was in the World Wars. The Germans discovered the weapon known as mustard gas. Mustard gas was a common way to die in World War One. The
Germans also were using a chemical weapon known as anthrax. Anthrax and mustard gas were used in small amounts, and the Germans found that it was more effective and not as wasteful as using it in larger amounts . In World War Two the Japanese used chemical and biological weapons against China during their invasion. The Japanese would poison the water in the well. It has been counted that over one thousand water wells were poisoned during World War Two. Then the Japanese tried to steal the notorious virus, Yellow Fever, from a research lab in Rockefeller Center. After the war, the United States started to do open air tests. They used animals and human volunteers. The United States also used unsuspecting United States citizens
(Frischknecht).
Then in the 1970s a new leader came to power in the
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