No, the Tank, a British invention, first appeared on the western front in 1916. Slow, noisy & very cumbersome, they were at first invincible, if only because no one had invented the anti-tank gun ! The tank as we know it, including the name "tank" was indeed a British invention, but there are historical precursors, most notably a vehicle conceived by Leonardo da vinci in the 1500's.
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Yes, world war 1 had tanks. World War 1 was the introduction of battle-ready tanks used in war.
There were millions of things invented before WW 2- but some notable ones included airplanes, submarines, radios, tanks, machine guns and automobiles.
THe first tank to be made FOR the purpose of WWI was the Mark I Tank, built by Britain.
They were the first tanks, and tanks eventually became a dominant force in warfare as we know it.
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