Elements in Times of War

By chenymeister
  • Hague Convention

    Hague Convention

    Banned chemical-based weapons. Signed by all except the U.S.

  • First Use of Bromine Lacrimators

    French government collared a ring of Parisian bank robbers with ethyl bromoacetate

  • First Use of "White Cross"

    White Cross was a bromide lacrimator with shrapnel, bypassing the Hague Pact
  • Widespread Use of Mustard Gas

    Widespread Use of Mustard Gas

    Also known as yellow cross
  • End of Molybdenum Trade

    End of Molybdenum Trade

    Molybdenum prics bottom out, being superseded by tungsten
  • Beginning of Germany Trade for Tungsten

    Beginning of Germany Trade for Tungsten

  • End of Tungsten Trade with Nazis

    End of Tungsten Trade with Nazis

    U.S. pressure forces Portugal out of trade with Nazis

  • Beginning of Metal Revolution

    Gandolinium, neodymium, scandium and other metals have "found niches"
  • Climax of Congo Conflict

    Climax of Congo Conflict

    War in Congo is being encouraged by profits made through mining tantalum and niobium