How Has War Changed Over Time

“Wars change things, and big wars change things a lot.” That statement became all to true for our society in America. The 1920s was the first modern break through from the olden times before the war, to the new modern times that we still see in effect today. Let us first dive into and examine the reasons how the so-called “roaring twenties” came to be. It began with many events leading up to the decade; one of them was the ending of World War 1. On November 11 1918, Germany and the other central powers signed a truce to put an end to the 4-year war. Americans everywhere were celebrating the victory and the future looked bright for the people of this country, as for there was a

Wars had less impact on our modern governments than one period where a couple people thought differently. The Enlightenment was the most important period in history for modern government and society. During the Enlightenment, three main ideas that modern society has had a lot of trouble over were either created or acted greatly upon. These ideas were women's rights, racial equality, and distribution of power. These ideas revolutionized modern society and separate it from the olden days. It’s time to get back on track with women's rights.

Demising the reality of war may be a method for many Americans to ease the harsh realism of the past. Jon Hooten, an administrator at the University of Denver, draws out the fact that “our everyday language is liberally sprinkled with the language of war…” (Hooten 437). While these words appear common in the everyday English language, it is possible that they have become too much of the norm. Additionally, Hooten states, “In our lack of true wartime experience, American culture has learned to deploy the images of war rather casually” (Hooten, 438, 6). Furthermore, Hooten is introducing that many Americans today have never seen nor been affected by a war, therefore using war terms loosely has no significance to them. In addition, when

War has been a common thing happening around the world for thousand of years and affects everybody. Over the past 100 years the way we fought has changed and the technologies have been advancing. The one war that has been affecting us is the war on terrorism in the United States. This type of war is so different than enemies sitting in trench to hide from enemy artillery. War has changed over those past 100 years with many new technologies and different emotions or feelings about the war. While many things changed in war there are many similarities.

War has been around for as long as mankind has existed. War has been around since the beginning for two reasons; because people either wanted to have a better life or to protect their way of life. People go to war to gain land, economic gain, government affiliations, and religion. Over the time that mankind has been around, warfare has changed significantly.

It is the responsibility of military leaders to continually assess and adapt to the ever-changing

War is something that has been around since the beginning of time. Whether it be to gain land, protect your own land or to show you’re fed up with the way things are, war has always been around. From sticks, spears, bows and arrows to guns, gas and bombs the art of warfare has evolved over time with technical advancements. In this paper we will be going over how war has evolved from the 1500s until the present.

When you think about war you think about fighting, allies, and death. But the idea or even meaning of war is not the same as it was 150 years ago. The idea of war has and never will be based solely on skill or intellect. Sure they're not going to give an untrained man a gun but the idea of war is far more perplexed than just that. Its about honor, integrity, and discipline. War has not only changed over the past 150 years but in the 3 or 4 years that war is actually going on. People, weapons, and motives are all changing from the time the first boy takes a step onto the journey to finding himself. From the first face you see to the last everything changes some good, some bad but in the end all you can do is march forward.

War has been an ongoing thing for many centuries that we have become far accustomed to. From the very first World War to the present day, the world has not gone a day without a break of violence somewhere in the world. War is seen as the ugliest thing in the face of mankind and yet “Most of us have been conditioned to regard military combat as exciting and glamorous- an opportunity for men to prove their competence and courage.” (Lama). Many young men see the opportunity of going to war as the moment of their life to prove something, but why go so far as going to war? “I think there’s a lot of cultural reinforcement. You know, you’re not a man until you’ve done something really difficult, and war is very difficult.” As stated by Sebastion Junger a Wesleyan University graduate, author, journalist and documentary filmmaker (Gault). The world leaders today have to reestablish a sense of stability and security in the mind of its citizens. Although war is sometimes a necessary option, the effects it has on the global community is big.

The wars of the 20th and 21st century have affected working class people in many ways. War in general is a very unfair, cruel, and devastating event. The lives of Americans and people in general are greatly affected and some people and nations never recover from the devastating mental, emotional and financial effects. They can have generational consequences.

A study of warfare in the modern era suggest a progression through three distinct generations. Although U.S. Armed Forces are still coming to grips with the third of these, strong trends point to an emerging fourth generation. Those who would prepare for future warfare must consider the trends envisaged here and the challenges they would present to existing forces.

World War II took all of World War I scientific advances and intensified them. The developments technological and scientifically speaking not only influenced the global conflict but it also had a big impact in warfare in general. For the first time, ever nuclear weapons were used for war. The nuclear weapons killed thousands of people and not only killed them but also poisoned many. 
 The first atomic bomb was crafted and it was called the “Little Boy.” This new discovery of nuclear weapons created conflicts all over the world and severely evidenced by the cold war. The first nuclear weapon ever to be used in war absolutely destroyed the city below. With the change from ships to battleships was a very big benefit to the Second World War.

We as humans are an interesting species that behave in different ways for different events. Humans can be kind and caring but also cruel and unforgiving. The cruelty of humans can be better seen in times of war. Humans are not cold-blooded killers that run around taking each other’s life, but when war breaks out or a violent event happens, something changes in our behavior. In our modern world, one can say that everyone is looking out for themselves but when people are faced with war it seems like everyone comes together as a whole. Humans go back to their origins in living together as a tribe and looking for each other as a whole. There are different events that come into play before, during and after the war that bring people together, but

Thomas J. Daily Mr. Foster ELA/Social Studies 6 October 2017 How has Warfare affected humankind? Warfare, as a whole, has affected humankind in many ways both good and bad, from driving people to create new technology to entire races of people being completely exterminated for their beliefs. Wars have and will be fought over many objectives, including destroying ideals other people believe in, such as religion or ideology, securing territory, power, wealth, and resources, and surviving as a nation because it is being threatened, as well as many other justifications.

Not much has changed but the world grew more advanced the towns are growing bigger, and the days feel shorter. Some people's lives have ended and some have begun. The war has ended 6 years ago. The family you once knew is gone, but a new generation was born. And an island has formed in the Pacific ocean. Buildings have became bigger and made with more glass.