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World War Ii and Its Technological Developments

Topics: World War II, World War I, Nuclear weapon Pages: 3 (1080 words) Published: March 1, 2011
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 the growth of the world wars, and the tense connections between the countries that were involved in these two catastrophic wars.

World War I began on July 28, 1914, and with its start began the development of technology the world was not familiar with. The first and major contribution of catastrophe to the First World War was the development of the MF-7 and MF-II, which were invented and developed by Henri and Maurice Farman. These two aircrafts were commonly used by all the allied forces at the start of the First World War. Belgians Italians, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Service, and the French Army Service all used these aircrafts, which had a superior impact on the development of the war. The Royal Naval Air Service used the MF-II during the first night bombing on German artillery that was installed on the 21st of December 1914. It was able to carry a load of 288 lb of bombs. This innovation of the first bomber lead to more advanced aircrafts that were seen later on in the world wars such as the Hanley Page Bomber, and the Voison Bomber. Another major technology that was developed during the World War I was the Armored tank that was made out of Steel. It took around two years for Colonel Earnest Swinton who...
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