It was at first impossible for anyone 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

Remainder Part:

What caused the scene described in this excerpt?

A. A tank attacking soldiers on a battlefield

B. An aerial bombing of an infantry unit

C. A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches

D. A submarine attacking a docked ship

Option C. A poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenches

Explanation:

The posionous gas attack was so devastating that almost every soldier who inhaled the gas was in coma or in a dying position. The site was to be immediately abandoned because of poisonous fumes.

The remainder options are incorrect because they use bombs instead of posionous gas attacks. Hence the option C is correct.

council members were chosen randomly, and men could present laws for debate in assembly.

the graph shows the spread of railways in the 1800s.

based on the graph, the conclusion that can be drawn about germany is answer d)   by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.