During World War 1‚ submarines were used in the British Navy during World War one. The design of the submarines in world war one was very similar to the ones which were used in world war two. There was a volunteer branch in the Navy called the British Submarine Service who worked in the early designs of the submarines. The first ship to be sunk by a submarine was called ‘Housatonic’. It was destroyed using a spar torpedo from the submarine. The submarine in this process also destroyed itself. There
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Anderson TA: Rika Hiro Comics propaganda during WWII During wartime‚ especially World War II‚ comics are frequently used to propagate certain ideology‚ either patriotism or anti-war movement. For countries preparing to fight‚ propaganda could boost morale‚ arouse hatred for enemy and encourage people to support the government and contribute to the army. For countries devastated by war‚ however‚ propaganda could remind people of the honorable aftermath of the war‚ blame militarism and promote truce and
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Humanities World War One was the first war after the Industrial Revolution to have advanced military technology. Unfortunately as a result of this‚ thousands of deaths had occurred‚ particularly in France and Belgium. The high death rate associated with Australian soldiers in World War One was not solely caused by military technology‚ but was also caused by the spread of diseases in trenches‚ lack of resources and poor medical attention. Many deaths of Australian soldiers were not mainly a result
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American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War‚ weapons have developed from the primitive muskets used. A few of these weapons include Colt Revolvers‚ Springfield Rifles‚ Spencer Repeating Rifles‚ Confederate Breechloaders‚ Billinghurst-Requa Battery Gun‚ and the Gatling Gun. Although not used often during the Civil War‚ when it was introduced‚ the Gatling Gun was the one of the more influential weapons created during the Revolutionary War-Civil War period. The Gatling Gun marked the beginning
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Segregation during World War II was at its lowest point in history‚ but one group called the Triple Nickles worked through it and became highly tuned fighting machines‚ never getting to show their worth in the front lines of the war. The African Americans of the 555th trained the same if not more than the regular caucasian paratrooper. Due to segregation of the time period all African Americans were treated worse than prisoners. Then they got a break‚ and felt their calling as smokejumpers out in
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of participants‚ the war was a race war. It exposed raw prejudices and was fueled by racial pride arrogance‚ and rage on many sides.” From start to finish‚ it is apparent that the Second World War was centered on a racial induced feud. This was not one neither sided nor neglected from either side of fighting. Race played a huge role in World War II even by the Americans. The concept of race had an enormous impact on the conduct of World War II. According to John Dower‚ in War without Mercy‚ racial
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Essay The Great War‚ later renamed World War One‚ was mainly a battle between the German and the English troops. Millions of soldiers died in the trenches. Others suffered from severe psychologically traumas. The majority of the soldiers‚ who suffered from psychologically traumas‚ were never able to return to the battle field. Experts were desperate to find a cure‚ but the regeneration hospitals remained unsuccessful during the war. Many of the soldiers‚ who suffered from shell shock‚ were haunted
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The U.S entry into World war one was extremely important for the allies. It is fair to say that without the Americans‚ the allies might have lost Paris and therefore lost the war. Their superior economy gave the allies and almost unlimited chain of supplies‚ ammunition and most importantly men. The effect was not just physical though. The morale of the German troops dropped greatly and mutinies and desertion was rife in their army‚ giving them one option‚ to retreat from the allies swarming fresh
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Alliances During World War 1 Although there were many underlying reasons for the European nations to break out in war‚ the early days of the fighting between Serbia and Austria caused the expansion of the war‚ along with the alliances which failed to remain peace and actually contributed to the war. Also‚ the possibility of remaining neutral and prepared is always another alternative‚ rather than forming allies that may require the nation to enter a war. A war between Serbia and Austria caused
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World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in the late months of 1918. This war was often portrayed as one of the first modern war that took place in the 20th century. World War 1 was primarily the struggle for mastery in the continent of Europe. Equipment including rifles‚ artillery‚ and grenades were just a few of the many weapons and pieces of equipment that needed many improvements. Rifles used in the war were difficult to load quickly and some were heavier than others. Artillery was lighter than the
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