guns show how long technology takes to evolve and than how quick evolution can happen. It took centuries to go from smooth bore to rifled bore in the guns. Flintlock gun were still being used at the start of the American Civil War‚ 1861. By the time the war ended‚ 4 years later‚ percussion guns were in style. The Gatling gun showed up around 1867‚ it was replaced in under 100 years with the .50 caliber machine gun. Thirdly‚ railroads and computers are a very interesting study on how quick technology
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When you hear Americans in World War II you usually think of fighting or how we dropped the atomic bomb. But‚ what if I told you that women actually played a key role in World War II. They could join the military if they wanted. They took over the roles of men‚ such as their jobs. Some helped greatly from home by working in factories and rationing much needed supplies. Here are some of the things that women did to help us win World War II. World War two was the first war that women played a major
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World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long-lasting peace in Europe completed with regular peace meeting which proposed
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Introduction Two pieces of technology that stand out in the history of World War II are Radar and Bombsights. Both technologies played a crucial role in the defensive and offensive strategies of all the countries involved. During World War II RADAR saw its first use in combat operations. Although radar came of age during the war (Goebel) it is often referred to as the weapon that won the war and the invention that changed the world. Radar was a technology that allowed land bases to detect incoming
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War of the Worlds was written in response to several historical events. The most important was the unification and militarization of Germany‚ which led to a series of novels predicting war in Europe‚ beginning with George Chesney’s The Battle of Dorking (1871). Most of these were written in a semi-documentary fashion; and Wells borrowed their technique to tie his interplanetary war tale to specific places in England familiar to his readers. This attempt at hyper-realism helped to inspire Orson Welles
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World War I between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers began in early August of 1914. Germany was quick to declare war on Russia and France‚ initiating conflict between the countries. This conflict was expressed in the form of secret alliances‚ nationalism‚ etc.‚ beginning the first few years of the twentieth century. With hopes of preserving order‚ the United States declared its neutrality on August 19‚ 1914. Considering a lack of bias‚ it began that the US would trade with the opposing nations
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Nazi Organization As the onset of World War II approached‚ Adolf Hitler’s secret police began to systematically arrest enemies of the regime. As the regime evolved‚ so did its desire to control incarcerated political enemies. The concentration camps meticulously kept records of its prisoners: Ethnicity‚ who they were‚ why they were imprisoned‚ and other facts and figures. As the regime turned towards mass killings as its solution to the “Jewish Question”‚ Nazi’s began the systematic killing of
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the actual root causes are much deeper. The causes of World War One were alliances‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism and Nationalism. I will be going into the detail of these matters to explain the events that triggered the World War. Countries throughout Europe made defense agreements that would pull them into battle meaning‚ it one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. This was called alliances. At the start of World War One‚ Germany and Austria-Hungary allied and became became
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There were four major factors that contributed to the Great War. Militarism‚ which is the glorification of war‚ is one of the major factors. Countries were ignoring diplomacy and getting advice from military leaders. This created an arms race‚ which was a competition to create the best weapons. Another contributing factor was the alliances. Countries signed them for military and economic protection. The Triple Entente consisted of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Russia while Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚
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World War I Test Study Guide Notes Central Powers (Triple Alliance) vs. Allies (Triple Entente): Who belonged to each? -Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary. They were known as central powers because their location was in the heart (center of Europe). Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire joined later -Allies: Great Britain‚ France and Russia. Japan and Italy joined later‚ although Italy was part of the Central Powers first. -Reason for rivalries: What were the main rivalries between
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