New artillery weapons created during WWI brought an entirely new aspect to the war. Heavy machinery like this had never been seen on such a large scale before and the effects of them had not been explored. The question of how soldiers would react to war had taken on a completely different meaning. During the war, terms like “shell shock” came about to describe the general symptoms resulting from the trench warfare of WWI. Symptoms of shell shock included tremors, headaches, stammering, fatigue, etc. Some severe symptoms of shell shock was the case of an English WW1 Soldier who would be unresponsive unless he heard the word “bomb”. This would send him scrambling underneath the nearest shelter. However, this was not the only way that a soldier could end up. Some would find ways to cope to make the trench life even a little more bearable. For example, some would turn to dancing to stay sane. Paul and the other soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front would dance and sing songs while away from the trenches. However, Paul says himself that ,”We don’t act like that because we are in good humour… otherwise we should go to pieces” (ch.7). It is clear that it is their way of handling the war. Another way that people would cope would be through drugs. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul would smoke over 40 cigarettes a day. Soldiers would smoke or take drugs for relaxation and stimulation to deal with war. All in all, soldiers would use various methods to keep their mind off the war for if they didn’t, they could see the result around them.