military technology would have affected civilians due to the frontlines developing within civilian populated areas. Unlike militarily involved countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States of America, who entered in 1941; due to the geographical positions of these allied countries they were not affected by most land technology. Yet, the development of bombing strategies, aviation and naval capabilities allowed for enemy forces to affect even these isolated countries. Bombing became a heavily used tactic during the war, with huge bombing campaigns becoming a norm. The German offensive on Britain was one of bombing major cities and military factories. ‘At Bath the numbers known to have been killed in two air raids were 148… and the…
Technology has been in development since the beginning of time. Whether it was starting a fire, or new ways to grow crops, or even new techniques of hunting, these new advancements or technologies brought change upon a certain society. Sometimes technology is advantageous to a certain group, and not for the other. Whether this advancement or technology is helpful or deadly depends on the ways that certain technologies were used throughout that certain time period. During World War I and World War II, many technologies were introduced to the world, and brought upon drastic change to everyone involved in the wars. Death tolls dramatically grew as the newer technologies were developed and used during these wars. Technology has certainly affected…
Inventions are what help our world and people be better. Inventions change civilizations, and the physical world we reside in. Inventors think of bigger and better things on a daily basis. This is no different during WW 2. It is amazing the inventions that were made, how they were used during that time, and how we use those ideas in modern times.…
helping and shielding his workers without regards of the cost. Oskar would claim to SS…
Is ww2 film evidence any use to an historian wanting to find out about key events in ww2?…
5. Consider the role of technology during World War II. Did it fundamentally affect the outcome of the war? If so, how? If not, why not?…
In the tense times just before the dawn of World War I, no man could possibly have conceived just how terrible the war looming on the horizon of Europe would be. Before the nineteenth century, war consisted of large battalions of men, marching in formation, firing volleys of shots at one another. Battles were most of the time decided simply by who could fire off the most rounds. In these battles, thousands of casualties were common, and tens of thousands of casualties were considered devastating. However, during WWI, mankind witnessed the loss of over 15 million lives. Along with those lost, another 20 million are wounded; an entire generation of humanity was dead. There was also a polar shift in the nature of warfare. World War I did not see the formal battles of the former century. No, World War I was a war of attrition. It was a war fought in deadlock. Trenches divided the landscape from the beaches of northern France, all the way to the Swiss Alps. Conditions were absolutely terrible in these trenches, troops were starving from lack of supplies, sick from lack of clean water, and their feet were rotting off from standing in filth for days on end.…
In the novel the Brave New World by Aldous Huxley a society introduced in the 1930s where it is ran by technology and futuristic advancements that was unbelievably rare to be thought of for its time period. An example of a technological advancement in the novel was the mass production of identical offspring. Bokanovsky’s Process was the well-known process of human cloning that was applied to fertilized human eggs causing them to split into identical genetic copies of the original (Huxley). In today’s society there are technological/scientific qualifications to give us the power to copy human embryos, although it is “unethical and inappropriate and is specifically prohibited in many jurisdictions,” (BioCentre).…
Obviously, we live in quite interesting times when technology is progressing but wars are still going on. It is a well-known fact that forty years ago there was basically just mail. Mapes points to the fact that nowadays there is a number of options, among them are cell phones, messengers, Internet including Skype as well as social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter (2010). Thus, the soldiers have easy access to all these services and are able to use them at any time, wherever they may be. Of course, some technical difficulties may occur. Nevertheless, it would be crazy to imagine all of this during the Vietnam War times.…
The end of World War I provided innovators the opportunity to develop new and improved military capabilities in relation to equipment, tactics and interoperability between services. However, several obstacles prevented military innovation therefore, creating friction along the process as the world prepared for World War II. Military politics, civil/military relations and lack of a strategic understanding are the most significant obstacles to effective innovation during the interwar period. Politics in general seem to cloud processes throughout history and during the interwar period, military politics specifically presented an obstacle to effective innovation. The political differences of General staff’s slowed innovation along with their…
Bandura and Walters (1963) proposed the social learning theory initially to explain aggression in children, yet they argued it can be readily applied to any behaviour. SLT suggests we acquire new behaviours via observing others, then modelling the observed behaviour. We are more likely to model behaviours if the behaviour is rewarded, via indirect, vicarious reinforcement. We can also learn new behaviours via being reinforced or punished directly. Therefore, learning is a combination of indirect and direct reinforcement, both key aspects of the behaviourist approach.…
During the course of WWII, many people of the United States experienced many different things and events. Events including pearl harbor, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the rise of Hitler. Many people also helped out as times were tough and painful. It was a terrible time to live as the allies fought against the axis powers in a brutal war. Most of our grandparents experienced WWII and lived through the painful and troubling times of the war. Some come to call the people of WWII as the greatest generation.…
Following the spread of Enlightenment ideas to the American colonies, aspects of the intellectual movement bled over to influence religious aspects of American society, resulting in what became known as the Great Awakening. This religious movement placed increased focus on the individual and relied heavily on emotional sermons to encourage a deeper connection to Christ. While many saw the Great Awakening as a powerful, religious movement encompassing the ordinary classes of society, there were some discrepancies regarding the way in which it was received in society. According to the writings of Benjamin Franklin, for example, priests and religious institutions initially rejected evangelists such as George Whitefield and their new preaching…
There are many notable advances made in technology that took place during the twentieth century. The world gradually moved from the industrial age into the technology age during this era. Once technology took hold nothing could hold back the flood of its advancement and the innovation that grew from it. Of all of the important advancements three standouts that are intimately connected are the inventions of the radio, computers, and the internet. The radio could be said as the beginning of the information age and the sharing of information worldwide.…
Technology in the 1970s, although nothing compared to today's technology, greatly impacted the people of that decade. Computers have been just one of many inventions that proved how life was made easier. For example, they allowed for work to be done faster and more efficient. Aside from technology, a variety of fashion trends were introduced during the 70s. Hot pants and bell bottoms were the most popular fashion trends. The historical, political, and social events that occurred in the 1970s affected technology.…