occurred in the years 1914-1918. During World War I‚ Trenches played a major role defensively and offensively. The following countries were involved in Trench Warfare; Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Even though these three countries were involved‚ this does not mean there were no controversies about advanced Trench Warfare. Trench Warfare had to take place somewhere; three countries that were taken place were Europe‚ USSR‚ and Germany. Other countries tried stealing tactics for trenches. The trenches
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Three events that arguably had the most profound effects on warfare was the advent of three different “ages”: the Napoleonic age‚ industrial age‚ and nuclear age. Napoleonic Age. In the eighteenth century‚ European warfare was comprised of long-service regulars‚ officers from the nobility lacking military training‚ and a professional infantry recruited from the dregs of society requiring strict discipline. Warfare was slow because armies marched around towns (rather than through them) and could only
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The proposition that warfare caused hardship for civilians is a valid reason because all the sources agree on it to some extent civilians. Firstly sources 1 and 2 tell us that warfare did cause hardship for most people during that time. Due to all the bombs being dropped many people were forced to move out of their homes. This caused a lot of hardship for the civilians because people had to move house due to the “ghastly [air] raids” source 2 says. Source 2 also tells us that “For amidst such
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Cyber Warfare: The New Battlefield What is Cyber Warfare? During the summer of 2010‚ the US and Israel bilaterally conducted an attack on Iran. It was not‚ however‚ a deadly air strike or a special operations task force‚ but a cyber attack. The file or‚ worm‚ was named Stuxnet and is known today as the first cyber attack led in partnership by the United States (Sanger; “Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power‚”). As the world has become more reliant on
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The Effectiveness of Submarine Warfare in World War I Plan of Investigation The selected topic for this investigation was: To what extent did submarine warfare in World War I help the central powers? I chose this topic because World War I is sometimes a misunderstood war in that the specifics of such a war are not always well known. So I took it upon myself to understand the war better myself and investigate the details of the war. I did a little research on World War I and found that submarines
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Revolutionizing the World of Warfare Through deserts of Afghanistan to the foothills of China‚ one simple invention revolutionized planet Earth. Over 1‚000 years ago the Cchinese invented an explosive chemical that would one day change the world. Gunpowder first began as three main chemicals: charcoal‚ sulfur‚ and potassium nitrate. All three chemicals‚ charcoal‚ sulfur‚ and potassium nitrate‚ would create make a chemical reaction that could have the potential to cause a massive devastation. The
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Between the weather conditions‚ warfare technology‚ and health and hygiene of the time‚ fighting in the Napoleonic Wars was a nightmare. A war that psychologically and physically changed the soldiers and their families’ lives going forward. The five quotes that best illustrate Napoleonic warfare are: • “So‚ as soon as day broke—we marched against the city. ... Everyone fired and struck at the enemy in wild madness
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Since the introduction of gunpowder into Europe‚ it has gone on to dominate warfare into the twentieth century. With the development of the first European guns in the fourteenth century‚ armies were given use of a weapon which was to radically alter most of the ways of making war which had been established during the Middle Ages‚ and changes began to be seen within only a few years. It is‚ however‚ questionable whether the nature of these early changes constituted a revolution in the methods of war
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The main method of warfare for both wars was trench warfare. Trenches that were dug on both sides would extend for miles and the troops would shelter while firing at the opposing army. With both sides using the same tactics new technology was invented to create an inconvenience for rival armies. Another used warfare method was submarine warfare. Submarine warfare was a major part in both wars‚ but especially in WWI. German submarine warfare was saw to have been ruling the seas with
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British Air Warfare The use of the airplanes changed greatly during WWI. People started to realize that they could be used not only for entertainment and sports but also in wars as powerful weapons. Air warfare was all about planning and looking at the few key factors of the flight and looking at the opponent’s weakness. Strategories and tactics‚ civilian population‚ Development of Aircraft and lastly weather were key factors in the development and expansion of Air Warfare. The British Air Force
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