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(War in the trenches, New Economic Policy (Person 1), Technological…

- - - - but it let some small factories, businesses, and farms operate under private ownership
      - why they went under (NEP)
        
        The government kept control of major industries, banks, and means of communication, but it let some small factories, businesses, and farms operate under private ownership
- - - - In response, scientists in France and Great Britain developed their own chemical weapons and worked on ways to protect soldiers from these weapons.
      - Other new weapons included guns that could fire multiple rounds or that could shoot across a great distance.
        
        By 1915, the war took to the skies when fighter planes were developed. All of these innovations increased the number of casualties at the front.
        
        Soon, research and field experience combined to improve care for the wounded. Injured soldiers could be given initial treatment on the field, then moved by ambulance for further treatment. Mobile X-ray units made it possible to find bullets and shrapnel in wounds.
        
        A safe way of storing blood was developed, leading to the creation of the first rudimentary blood banks. As a result, many soldiers survived, even with serious injuries.
        
        As a result, many soldiers survived, even with serious injuries. The number of disfiguring head injuries also led doctors to develop reconstructive surgery techniques. There was also an increased focus on rehabilitation and new approaches to prosthetic limbs.