...Many kinds of weapons were used in the Second World War. And of those weapons, many of them were brand new technology, developed for the war. The countries in this war all had their own special branches of technology, and used them to create weapons of destruction, ensuring their winning the battle, and bringing their soldiers home. There were three large contributors to the weapons front of the war: Small Arms, Tanks, and the Atomic Bomb. In this paper, I will explain what those weapons were, what they did, and how they fared on the battlefield. Many of the weapons in the war were small arms, used for combat between people. One of the most common small arms were pistols (World War 2 Weapons). However, they were extremely ineffective, and were only used at close range. The U.S. had some of the best pistols carried, an m1911 (World War 2 Weapons). Pistols were carried by tank crews, infantry officers, and pilots in case of an emergency. The different countries had different pistols, with the U.S. having the best one and Japan having one of the worst. Rifles were also used extensively in the war. However, many people went into battle carrying WWI rifles, which did not work as well as the newer versions....
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...It released a huge amount of normal handgun rounds at a high rate of fire. Many countries tried to take advantage of this new technology, but once again, the U.S stood triumphant with the Thompson M1. (a.k.a the Tommy Gun). It had a high rate of fire, could use a 30 round clip or a 70 round drum, used the same .45 caliber rounds like the Colt .45, and it was very accurate. Many commanders of squads used this weapon in combat. However, the Germans tried to surpass us. The had the MP 30 and the MP 40. It had a faster rate of fire than the Thompson, could use a 35 round clip or a 75 round drum, and had the same amount of recoil as the Thompson. However, the only flaw with the MP’s was their accuracy. The bullets would spray the battlefield and not go where the soldier was shooting. The German tactic was to spray and pray. The Soviet Union, however, didn’t master the the submachine gun technology. Their submachine gun, the PPSh 41, was worse than every submachine gun on the battlefield. It could only use a 35 round clip, wasn’t air cooled, unlike the Thompson and the MP series, and non controlled recoil. It had a slower rate than the Thompson, and was...
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...“In 1941 Great Britain developed radar (McGowen 27).” This was a must since there were many weapons that couldn’t be seen by a naked eye and they helped warn soldiers of an incoming attack. Some of the weapons that needed radar to see were submarines and fighter planes. These weapons were very important, yet they weren’t the only important weapons used in World War II. In World War II, many important weapons significantly helped countries gain an advantage, and changed the way wars were fought. America had a variety of weapons that gave them an advantage. First, America had the F4U Corsair fighter plane or The Corsair. “The Corsair was mainly used in fighting against Japan (World Book Online).” Second, America had the Boarfish submarine which helped...
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...the Second World War important? WW2 started 1939 and ended 1945. It was even bigger than WW1. Around 55. Millions of people lost their life in this war. Adolf Hitler ruled the war. He was the one who started it all and made both Britain and France announce war against Germany. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centers (in which approximately one million were killed, and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history. (Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II)...
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...1941, the attack of Pearl Harbor. On that day, the Japanese took to the skies with 423 planes, arriving in Pearl Harbor, killing a total of 2,403 and wounding 1178. Hitting 18 U.S ships, it crippled the U.S naval fleet in one day. Little known to the people, the bombing also destroyed 180 fighter jets used in the U.S Air Force. This was an unjustified, barbaric act and dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was justified. The United States was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima due to the unwarned attack on civilians and docked naval ships at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. For example, the bomb displayed the power the U.S wielded when they dropped it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It showed other countries that the United States had weapons, and would use them. This especially threatened the Soviet Union, our current ally, and emerging enemy. The day after the Pearl Harbor bombing, the United States declared war on Japan, and had ultimately avenged the dead at Pearl Harbor with the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In addition to showing off the new world weaponry, the U.S hit Japan so morally and physically hard, Japan had no choice but to unconditionally surrender, which won us the war. Japan was on the breaking point of surrender, but in order to make...
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...“Hiroshima” is a New Yorker article that was published in 1946. John Hersey is the author of this article, and he talks about the six Hiroshima residents who survive the atomic bomb. The six survivors tell the interviewer what they were doing before the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima. Each survivor talks about the effect that the atomic bomb had in their town. The survivors were expecting an attack from the Americans, but they never thought there would be many deaths from this attack. As soon as the atomic bomb hit, the air became dust. One of the survivors was Dr. Fujii, he and his friend question why the victims had terrible burns on their face and arms. There were only two fires according to Dr. Fujii, so the victims couldn’t get burn from...
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...their families by December 1914 victorious, yet what started out with high expectations ended more than four years later than the original hope. According to Jennifer Rosenberg (n.d), “World War 1 was an extremely bloody war, with huge losses of life and little ground lost or won“ (para 1). Soldier’s that fought in WW1 were fighting their enemies by hiding trenches firing artillery and lobbed grenades, but when ordered the soldiers would have to leave the safety of the trenches and venture in to what was called “ No Man’s Land “ (Rosenberg, (n.d), para 4) to lead a full on attack. Millions of young Men’s lives were lost do to the lack of armor protection and the lack of evolved weaponry. In 1897 the French introduced early in WW2 the French 75mm cannon that had rapid firing power up to 20 rounds a minute,...
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...World War 1 (WW1), from 1914 and 1918, and World War 2 (WW2), which occurred between 1939 and 1945, were two significant battles known to almost all Americans today. These wars were caused by several factors, in which some are alike and some are different. Their causes differ in that one of World War 1’s reasons for war included the German U-boats sinking the Lusitania. On the other hand, one different cause of World War 2 was the Treaty of Versailles. Both wars are alike in that they both were caused due to militarism, imperialism, and nationalism. In analyzing the causes of both wars, it’s crucial to know that there were similarities and differences because of their time periods of occurrence (for different events happening) as well as the...
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...Vietnam War Notes · The U.S got involved in Vietnam becuase Vietnam had become communist and at the time the U.S was fighting a war against the spread of communist. The domino theory. · Vietnam had been colonized by France before WW2, but was defeated when they tried to come back after WW2. Vietnam was under going a civle war to decided to be a communist country or not. The civle war divied the country into south and north. The U.S in fear of the domino theory step in and supported the south in the fight against communist. · In the Gulf of Tokin a few U.S ship claimed to be fired apon by the Viet Cong. Once this happened the Prisendent decided to start bombing raids on the north. Not long after we invaded. · Some of the most horriable weapons were used during the Vietnam War, weapons like napom, white phospagen and agent orange, these weapons had huge lasting impact not only on the people but the ecosystem in Vietnam was destroyed and by pisioning the ecosystem and messing with water that people drank, many kids were born with birth defects. · Nixon was eleted President in 1968, his slogan was "Peace in honor." Nixon increase bombing raids and also invaded Cambodian. · The CIA were doing operation like operation Phonix which was designed for soldiers to go into villages in Vienam and kill the silvians in the village because the CIA thought they were helping the Viet Cong. The orders were to kill anything that moved. · The Tet Offensive was a huge operation run by the...
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...LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY (MAIN CAMPUS) FACAULTY: Humanities and developmental studies. DEPARTMENT: Public Affair and Environmental studies. COURSE TITLE: Technology, War and Peace. COURSE CODE: PEED 413 INSTRUCTOR: MR FREDRICK ODONDE PRESENTER: SALLY NTURANGI MBIYAIYU TASK: Discuss the technological advancement after WW2 and its implication on world peace and security. Submission Date: 5th march, 2015 INTRODUCTION The science of fifties gave as the most awful weapon ever developed. While the ultimate aim of any research was to find better ways of destroying the enemy during the World Wars, post-war lots of inventions were just as effective at improving lives. Military scientific research and technology advancement during World War 2 and post-war period brought advances that directly affected the daily lives of people across the globe, in medicine and electronics cutting across to deadly weapons as H-bombs. Innovation that came to fruition in the fifties offered mankind tremendous benefit improving life in all spheres of life. These inventions however did contribute to both positively and negatively. The atomic bomb race put humanity at stake since the world could be wiped within a day if any war could escalate which could be catalyzed by sophisticated modes of transport and means of communication like telephones and computers. On the other hand, life standard improved as military research led to invention of many electronics....
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...in 1948 after World War Two (WW2), because Britain had become bankrupt and couldn’t maintain its global colonies. The end of the British mandate formally provided a homeland for the Jewish citizens in Palestine, although the events that occurred in WW2, such as the Holocaust can be seen as the most important factors in providing a homeland for the Jewish. It can be seen that WW2 advanced the Jewish position in a claim for a homeland, more than the Palestinian position. This was boosted by the fact that an estimated 6 million Jews were persecuted by the Nazis in the Holocaust, which shocked the globe. This is one of the most important factors for a Jewish claim for a homeland, as the Jewish community felt worldwide sympathy as millions of Jews had died. Although the Holocaust was not only a Nazi persecution of the Jews, other leaders carried it out across Europe. During the war, thousands of Jews fled to Palestine to avoid the Nazi regime, and by the end of the war, Jewish population grew tenfold between 1919 and 1947, from 60 000 to over 600 000 Jews in Palestine. This showed the Jewish vulnerability as the wished for a place where they could avoid anti-Semitism a place they could feel safe in. During the war the Jewish community supported the British army, therefore they were able to gain weapons and valuable experience from them, which they were able to use against the Palestinians, when the British mandate finally ended. For these reasons WW2 can be seen as the most important...
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...We now have radars that can detect bombs and other devices trying to harm any part of our country. Since we made a nuclear weapon other countries have started to develop their own nuclear weapons we still have the most advanced technology though. Nuclear weapons reached an apex with introduction of longer ranged bombers and more stealthy missiles. With that cruise missiles have gotten a lot better we do not have to fly over a country to drop a bomb we can just press a button and send a missiles. Since we increased the damage of bombs the cost of armored ships and planes and other vehicles have gone up since there having to put more armor on to them. America is still the only country to have drop a bomb on a another...
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...The Paris Peace Conference The Paris Peace Conference, convened to build a lasting peace after World War I, approved the proposal to create the League of Nations (French: Société des Nations, German: Völkerbund) on 25 January 1919.[24] The Covenant of the League of Nations was drafted by a special commission, and the League was established by Part I of the Treaty of Versailles. On 28 June 1919,[25][26] 44 states signed the Covenant, including 31 states which had taken part in the war on the side of the Triple Entente or joined it during the conflict. Despite Wilson's efforts to establish and promote the League, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 1919,[27] the United States did not join the League. Opposition in the U.S. Senate, particularly from Republican politicians Henry Cabot Lodge and William E. Borah, together with Wilson's refusal to compromise, ensured that the United States would not ratify the Covenant." In other words it was created BECAUSE of WW1, to premote the peice and stop anything like that from happening again. "Germany expected a treaty based on these fourteen points. However, negotiations between the 'big four' Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America did not go smoothly. Wilson believed that his fourteen points was the only way to secure everlasting peace. The French however, wanted the defeated nations to be punished severely and believed Wilson's plan too lenient. Privately...
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...Role of Women in WW2 The role of women changed dramatically during and after World War 2 (WW2). Initially women would do the housework and look after the children. During the war, women did not only have to take care of the house, they slowly started becoming popular in the working industry. After the war, women were able to have more power and were considered more than just a pretty face. Topic sentence: Before the war, women had very little freedom, power and job opportunities. Explanation: Women were the leaders of the house. They would cook, clean, wash and wipe whilst looking after children. Some of them had feminine jobs, like tailoring, where they would work and try to earn money in order to support their husbands or if their husbands were unable to work. Before the war, it was generally thought that a MAN was the main bread winner and provider for their families. Ladies were very limited with their social interactions as well. They were occasional allowed get-togethers along-side their husbands. Evidence: Women were devoted to their husbands and if you weren’t married then you were supposed to be devoted to their father. Meaning that you were born to cook, clean, wash, wipe and bear children. Link: But with so many men away at war, this idealistic view began to change. Women were allowed to work and were expected to be an active member of the workforce. Topic sentence: The rise of women and their path to change during WW2. Explanation: When all the men where off...
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...They tend to consume a lot of white rice and meat soup’s. Hindsight with the stereotypical that all Korean’s eat spicy food or all food with garlic is just a myth, many Koreans like their food flavor just the way it is upon being prepared. Most of much of candy’s we see from Koreans more, so the South Koreans, is produced and shipped in other countries, ordinarily seen from Africa with the (the major import from China, and Russia being weapons), which boarder Korea as a hole. Kids do not get to eat an abundance of candy cause of the price’s from being shipped in are too high for most Koreans to afford it, therefore there is a high shortage of sugar there as well to be able to produce their own candy. (www.history.com/topics/NorthKorea...
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