the king were no longer the main reason to research or invent new technologies or weapons. Due to the rapid increase in production and science, technological changes brought to the militaries of Europe were greatly effected by the Industrial Revolution. Factory owners, scientists and military thinking entrepreneurs now had the possibility to gain from their research and inventions by means of making large amounts of money and prestige for themselves and their families. Many advances were made to the
Inevitably, through the innovation of radio, news expanding became faster and easier. Therefore, radio journalism gained more importance than print journalism; especially during the war, when being informed became more significant than before the war. In those times, speed and accuracy had had vital importance. Doubtlessly, radio proved itself while being of the world war coverage and the crisis. Radio fully met the challenge of diplomatic crisis and world war that began with Adolf Hitler's annexation
Invention.” War drives necessity, and World War 2, arguably one of the greatest wars of all time, was no exception. World War 2 was an era of change, of advancement. Nation states aspired to to create better weapons than their opponents, the sparks of war giving birth to technological phenomenons. Past wars such as World War 1, advancements in science, new discoveries, etc. all cultivated in new inventions, new ways to kill - submarines, assault rifles, tanks, the atomic bomb. Technological advancements
“These are fearfully critical, anxious days, in which the destinies of the continent for centuries will be decided,” wrote one New York diarist in 1864 (Templeton). Long simmering sectional tensions reached a critical stage in 1860–1861 when eleven slaveholding states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. Political disagreement gave way to war in April 1861, as Confederates insisted on their right to leave the Union and the loyal states refused to allow them to go. Four years of
“How significant were technological innovations during the First World War” Intro…… Aircraft Only eleven years after their invention planes took to the skies as reconnaissance vehicles in WW1. These aircraft would evolve in to fighter planes with Lewis machine-guns attached to the plane. Although the aircraft were hugely advanced for their time I think they were not a significant technology during the First World War. In some aspects, the aircraft proved to be a hugely effective reconnaissance
the middle of the nineteenth century, historians created the term “total war” as a completely detached classification of warfare. By examining the concept of total war, the effects of similar wars as well as those involved, historians can further understand how total war drastically altered the course of history. Total war can be described as a periodization from 1860- 1945. As a separate class of war, total war is a form of war that is unrestricted in the terms of global scale, social and economic
After World War I, the Washington Naval Treaty was signed by Britain, the United States, Italy, France, and Japan and severely limited the navies of the five signing governments. Because the Washington Naval Treaty placed limitations on size, armament, and location of carriers, battleships, and cruisers, the U.S. Navy had to design and redesign new ships that were either lightweight, under 10,000 tons, or dual purposed, such as the flight deck cruiser. The fortification clause forced the U.S. Navy
Questions 1. Does “Islamic” constitute a true category of arms and armor? 2. What are the differences and similarities between Islamic and European swords in the medieval era? 3. Are the weapon made in that era took on form over function or vice versa? 4. How and what influence the development of the swords over time? Aims 1. Study the arts of arms and armor of the Islamic and European Research Context (Literature Review) Since this thesis covers two different areas of arms and armory (Islamic and European)
It is a public norm to assess a country based on its economic status and industrial variations. Not only do these factors help in developing the country in terms of economic monopoly and sustainability, but they are also important in shaping the country’s history when it is scrutinized later in search for learned lessons to be pursued in the future. Canada, for example, at some point revolutionized its industries that initiated a state of competition between Canada and other developed countries
Technology revolution There are more than one definition of technology revolution; one of them is to jump from agricultural to an industrial nation, but technology revolution is the period of time at which one technology is replaced by another new technology , this cause a dramatic change in social production as well as content of labor. Technological revolution creates the conditions for a fundamental change in the nature of production and in the functions of the main productive force, the workers