World War I was like no other war because both sides used new inventions such as deadly poison gas, heavily armed vehicles called tanks, and machine guns that could fire 600 bullets a minute.

a. True

b. False

Yes, it is generally true that World War I was like no other war because both sides used new inventions such as deadly poison gas, heavily armed vehicles called tanks, and machine guns, since this was the world's first "total war," in which weapons technology greatly increased and no targets were "off limits".