...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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...in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan” (“WGBH”). World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945 (“World War II”). This was what Franklin Delano Roosevelt said to Congress asking them to declare war on the Japanese, thus launching the country into World War II. Many brave soldiers gave their lives to fight for their countries. They were killed by weapons that changed the world as we know it. As this war progressed the weapons got more deadly and were killing people on huge scales. They were not only killing soldiers but also civilians stuck in their cities or towns that were under attack. The weapons started as...
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...New technology shaped war to become more complex and gruesome than ever before. Technological advancements in engineering, chemistry, and other studies had created weapons more lethal than anything prior. Millions had died pointlessly because military leaders were too slow to adapt their old fashioned strategies and tactics, to the new weapons of World War One. Out of all the new weapons in World War One. Three of the most fatal were poison gas, aircrafts, and tanks. Poison gas was created by chemist Fritz Haber. This can be seen in the following quote. “During the war Haber threw his energies and those of his institute into further support for the German side. He developed a new weapon—poison gas, the first example of which was chlorine gas”...
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...|Nuclear has been the biggest fear in the world when it is used as |Nuclear Threat Nuclear weapon and its physical damage | |weapon and it has insurmountable negative effects on societies in |Nuclear weapon deterioration of health – what kinds of radiation are | |terms of its physical destruction and deterioration on human health. |emitted in a nuclear explosion and what effect do they have on human | |Not a thesis statement but a statement of fact. |beings? | |Try: Why is it best for nuclear attack victims to be right at Ground |http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway_pre_2011| |Zero? |/living_future/4_nuclear_radiation1.shtml | |Working Thesis Statement: Countries may use the nuclear weapons in |Oral Presentation Thesis Statement (must be based on PART of the | |future because of the possibility of religious war and the other |research project): The time between 1946 and 2012, no atomic bomb had| |reasons. |been used even as an overt thread threat in any warpolitical crisis, | |I will argue that there is a strong possibility that nuclear weapons |the reasons … (I will find by researching.) | |will be used in the near future. ...
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...Is war ever justified? I believe that war can never be justified. Believing that it is justified is saying that it’s okay for several hundred thousands of civilians to die just for the sake of what leaders in this world believe is ‘justice’. War is a disease, a disaster created entirely by people, to be used against people. War is not an accident, it’s a decision made by a handful of people sitting in a room that don’t care about the human race but only about themselves. Nations spend vast amounts of money on training soldiers to fight and kill, and even more on devising and manufacturing weapons and machinery for fighting and killing. Approximately $1800 billion dollars is spent every year worldwide on war. $1800 billion dollars. Now, how much does it approximately cost to eradicate poverty worldwide? $60 billion dollars. And yet 30 times that sum of money is being spent on war. Some people would say that war is used to obtain justice in this World, or that it’s used to save people from tyrannical dictatorships. But is it worth the body count that comes after the war? World War 2 was one of the most devastating wars in the history of mankind. 60 million people died, 40 million of which were civilians that died for one reason. War. If Hitler didn’t instigate a war, then 60 million people wouldn’t have died. If war was something that didn’t exist, then those 60 million people could still be with their friends and family. War has caused pain and trauma for everybody involved...
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...more advanced weaponry and technology. But World War I (WWI) likely had the largest surge of advancements in weaponry and technology when it came to high-end warfare. Flamethrowers, mortars, tanks, and machine guns were all-new to the battlefield, providing niche uses, or completing tasks faster and more efficiently than other technology at the time could. It changed how wars played out forever, even if some of the more usual weaponry was more consistent, reliable, and abundant (Weapons of War - Rifles 1). Still, due to WWI’s advancements in technology and weaponry, war would never be the same....
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...Cold war, arms race or ticking time bomb? What would you do if nuclear bombs were already above you ready to drop? Today’s nuclear weapons have devastating capabilities that could have never been imagined. While the cold war provided countries with new technologies, it also brought weapons of mass destruction. While it seems that these weapons are here to help, the reality is these weapons are the ultimate reason this world has become more dangerous after the cold war. By defining the issue of the the cold war making the world a more dangerous, by refuting counterarguments of the cold war boosting the job industry, by presenting documented research that proves there is roughly around 15,000 nukes and countless other weapons today,one will...
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...Nuclear Weapons: Then and Now Politics, especially on an international level, is a complex and messy subject. One simply has to open up a newspaper or tune into the evening news for evidence. While many problems can be resolved peacefully through negotiations, there are problems in international relations that manage to escalate quickly and result in a war between two or more countries. From revolutionary wars to World Wars, violence has always been part of international relations. However, with recent technological advancements, wars have taken an especially deadly turn. Advanced weaponry has allowed soldiers to become more “efficient” when fighting a battle allowing them to kill many more enemy combatants and innocent bystanders. The most devastating of these newly created weapons are nuclear weapons such as the atomic and hydrogen bombs. These weapons have the capacity to eliminate hundreds of thousands of people, obliterate cities, and possibly end life on earth, as we know it. The most destructive of these weapons was tested by the Soviets in 1961 during the Cold War. The hydrogen bomb that was being tested had a destructive power of approximately 60 megatons. The Soviets formally named the bomb Ivan, but nicknamed it the “King of Bombs.” Originally, Ivan was going to be constructed with a power of 100 megatons, but the Soviets decided it was too risky and dangerous. To put this in perspective, a single megaton can create temperatures that are five times as intense as the...
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...eternity. Many important events like the civil war, the movement of peoples from Europe, and the development of nuclear power led to the intense development of explosives by countries. Most were for the purpose of defense, others for industry, mining and development of technology. These explosive devices were mostly created by acts of war in pursuit of better defense weapons. The Civil war in the United States led to the development of many explosive devices. George and Gabriel Rains two Confederate soldiers had the ability to create explosive devices in the civil war. One such device was a black iron cast which resembled a lump of coal. Since it resembled a lump of coal Confederate soldiers would drop this object in a ships coal load. Once it was shoveled into the boiler the explosive device would react with the heat from the boiler causing an explosion. George and Gabriel Rains became known as the “Bomb Brothers” for their expertise in developing explosive devices and gun powder. Gabriel Rains developed what was to be the South’s first torpedo which could be used in land or water. The torpedo was made from sheet iron and a fuse which was protected by brass cap covered with beeswax solution. This became known as “Rains Paten.” Another development that came about due to a desperate act by Gabriel Rains, during a conflict with the Union Army in Richmond Virginia, was the land mine. Gabriel Rains and his men used ten inch artillery shells equipped with sensitive...
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...Nuclear weapons in the Cold War changed how wars were fought, war was no longer fought in a conventional sense, nuclear weapons meant that people lived in a constant state of fear. In order to ensure national security and protection states needed to have a strong deterrence policy, which would prevent another state from attacking them with nuclear weapons. The outcome of a nuclear war would be catastrophic meaning that it had to be avoided at all costs. In order to prevent nuclear war from happening nations needed to have a strong deterrence policy to protect themselves and not be viewed as vulnerable. Without deterrence catastrophes will inevitably occur, the film “Dr. Strangelove” illustrates what will happen when deterrence is over looked and nuclear action occurs, the result is destruction all because of the need to be more powerful. The film shows that while nation pride is important it is essential not to be reckless and blinded by hate and hubris when making important decisions that will directly impact many other people. It is a natural instinct for a nation to want to ensure national security; no country wants to seem vulnerable because then it becomes a target for other states to attack. It is important to show dominance and strength to preserve reputations and maintain...
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...pregnant wife Sophie. Austria-Hungary responded to the assassination by declaring war on Serbia. The assassination is what triggered The Great War but, the assassination wasn't the only cause of the war, there were underlying issues that made the war worse than it should have been. Countries had alliances with each other that meant if one country went to war the aligned country has to go to war too. In 1882, Germany, Austria-hungary and Italy got together and formed the triple Alliance. On the other hand, France, Britain and Russia got together to form the triple entente. The alliances that formed caused a large scale war. Other Causes including nationalism, imperialism, and militarism All costed the lives of over 16 million people . The Great War was a turning point in history because advanced technology and weapons were introduced. The war also caused the fall of four major European empires. The Ottoman Empire, the Austria-Hungary, German and Russian....
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...One of man’s most devastating weapons, The Atom Bomb. The first time this particular weapon was used for warfare was during World War II when the United States bombed both Hiroshima and Nagasaki just days apart in August 1945. Where did this monstrosity originate? Via the “Manhattan Project”.The Manhattan Project was a combination of the United States’ financial, scientific, industrial, and technological might to produce the ultimate weapon...The Atom Bomb. [ae] “The Manhattan Project was committed to expediting research that would produce a viable Atomic Bomb.” The first and most difficult step towards the creation of the “A bomb” was the production of “enriched” uranium- to create a chain reaction. Back then, extracting that kind...
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...order throughout the world. Countries have long been invading one another over political differences and the desire to conform other countries. Inhumane actions against foreign civilians and those seeking asylum from civil unrest have also played a huge contribution to invasions on foreign soil. Since the induction of the United Nations Security Council in 1941, countries are now under the watchful eye of the world and must obey laws set in place for matters of peace and in dire situations war time laws. BRIEF HISTORY - UNITED NATIONS June 12, 1941 the Declaration of St. James Palace was signed in to effect by key members of fourteen nations including several members of what were exiled governments. This Declaration, also known as the Inter-Allied Declaration, created an alliance between governments across countries under the desire to create peace for all civilians so that they may enjoy economic and social freedoms. 1 2 “The only true basis of enduring peace is the willing cooperation of free people in a world in which, relieved of the menace of aggression, all may enjoy economic and social security; “It is our intention to work together, and with other free people, both in war and peace to this end.” 1 October 24, 1945 the United Nations Security Council is formed consisting of 5 permanent members. January of the following year the UN Security Council adopts it’s official procedures and begins working on the first main focus of nuclear weapons of mass destructions...
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...against others and causes an opposition, which is called “War”. War is a conflict by force of arms between political bodies, the science or art of arms but also a terrible way to express a nation’s decisions or position. As we can observe that war directly pertains to military science, it is clear that wars are fought because of competition between nations in military science and the military science is improved because of wars. World War I and World War II are the biggest and most deadly wars so far between human beings; therefore they clearly support this statement. War World I was happened between 1914- 1919, and was fought between two group of power, Central Powers and Allies. The Central Powers were made of Austria- Hungry, Bulgaria, Ottoman and Germany; the Allies were formed by Britain, France, and Russia. They grouped together because of fear of militarism, imperialism and the ideas of nationalism. As Dr. James West Davidson states “Nationalism encourages unity, it also created mistrust and bitter rivalry between European nations”; “Imperialism fueled rivalries among powerful nation. Between 1870 and 1914, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia scrambled for colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Often, several nations competed for power in the same region.”; “Militarism was a source of tension. European nations expanded their armies and navies, creating new stresses”[1] Nationalism gives feeling that one nation or race is...
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...support the elimination of nuclear weapons from acceptable military arsenal just like poison gas was banned. The author believes that just like chemical weapons were developed, used successfully in war and eventually abandoned so will nuclear weapons. Carroll believes that nuclear weapons are dangerous and can be used for enormous destruction. The author builds his arguments from a historical perspective. At the beginning of the 20th century when scientists were experimenting with new weapon technology, “poisonous weapons” were developed (Carroll 1). The world reacted by outlawing these weapons through the Hague Convention in 1907. However, this did not stop countries from developing and using chemical weapons in war. Germany and Britain used asphyxiating gas in World War I. While there were less than 100,000 casualties fewer than the millions cause by conventional military weapons, the chemical weapons still cause great concern in Europe. The author identifies a group of people he terms as “realists”. They represent strong opposition against the banning of effective military weapons. The realists were opposed to the abolition of the use of military weapons in the 1900s and are also against the abandonment of nuclear armament. The realists’ main argument is that nowhere in history have effective weapons been abandoned because the ultimate goal of armament is to have the most lethal weapons. Therefore disarmament of chemical or nuclear weapons is not realistic. Carroll counters...
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