Technological Advancements During World War II

William Pollard once said, "Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient tomorrow." Maybe the generals of World War 1 (WW1) should have been told this when they used cavalry when they were outdated and rifles and machine guns were the weapons of this war. They found this out the hard way which sparked the time of technological innovations and changes that was WW1. The three technological innovations I will write about are machine guns, planes and tanks.

In the 1940’s during World War II, technology had presented an importance to ensure success on the front. There were a wide range of scientists outside the military who could make things like this possible. When the war was ending, it had been discussed that lasting peace may not be guaranteed for the future. People in the war department of the Military and in other sections discussed the need for “private organization to connect military planning with research and development decisions” (cite

The technology of World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was a big part of the determination of the outcome of the war. Much of the technology was developed during the interwar years. Some of it was developed because of failure and hindrance in war progression, obviously because of inefficient technology. Still some was in the beginning stages of development as the war ended. Though earlier war greatly utilized science, mathematics, and innovation, World War II had the largest impact on the innovation in technology of the current lives of Americans. Furthermore, no war, preceeding or succeeding, was as profoundly affected by science, mathematics, and technology as World War II. Science and technology have always made

Although ww2 was once of the bloodiest wars in history, there are many reasons as to why it can be considered a “good war”. Because of the alliances created, the Germans were defeated, preventing further domination over the European nation by Hitler. People once under the ruling of colonization regained their independence and the right to rule themselves. The US also experienced a inflation of money due to the military spending and purchasing from other nations, because during war typically a nation will produce more money. Because of world war two, Hitler was able to be defeated and his “final solution” wasn’t able to thrive after the allies came together. The allies, Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union were the three allies, and it was

World War Two developed America into what we know it as today. WWII made the United States make some critical economic, political, and cultural decisions in order to help the Allies win. The changes and developments that were made from 1939 to 1945 are a vital part to what the U.S. is today. With every economic, cultural, and political decision came some sort of outcome that would affect history forever. Every decision came either had a positive or negative outcome that drastically changed history and today’s society.

In the start of WWII that nations came up with many ways to communicate to each other without being intercepted by the enemy.Some ideas/inventions used during World War II included foot, mounted, motorcycle, automobile, airplane, homing pigeons, and the messenger dog. Along with physically going to deliver a message they also had made visual messages. Which included flags, panels for airplanes, lights, and pyrotechnics. But when they didn't want to use those ways to signal messages they would send the message electronically. Which included telephone, telegraph service, and the printing telegraph.

The impacts of this new technology in the World War l was that it made the war much more difficult for the infantry soldiers who did most of the fighting. The advanced technology helped them a lot throughout the war, which was a benefit for them. In the form of tanks and airplanes, these two things and more helped end the conflict. All of the things listed above added a benefit for the soldiers fighting and the rest of the war. In which there was a great impact on how the advancement of technology had on WWl, giving them a greater chance to win the

Saying that World War II completely changed the world is a simple fact; it ushered in a new progression that transformed everything. No other war had a more profound effect on the advancements of our current lives than World War II (1939-45). We can point to numerous new inventions and scientific principles that emerged during the war. Industrial weaponry was a huge breakthrough, this included, ships, vehicles, tanks, automatic aircraft, artillery, rocketry, small arms; and biological, chemical, and atomic weapons. All of these weapons helped in making the countries that had the best and most powerful weapons, win. Explosive bombs played a part in the war and was newly developed for tension between the United States and Japan during that time. Some of those weapons were also used for logistical support; vehicles

World War II transformed America's culture, technology, and economy, and had a lasting impact on how Americans saw themselves and their country's place in the world. This war, also referred to as the “good war” was between the United States and the other Allies on one side, and Nazi Germany, imperial Japan and the other Axis countries on the other. It was a well-defined conflict between the good and the evil. Although nothing classified as a war can truly be good, the effects

With this project I hope to find out if the outcome of important battles of World War II were as a result of technology

World War One brought a completely new form of warfare. Gone were the old ways of cavalry and slow firing bolt-action rifles. The war symbolised a change in the way we understand and fight wars. Leon Trotsky said that ‘War is the locomotive of history’. This was certainly true. The war was a catalyst for change.

The war had many influential outcomes. For instance,before the advances of technology and weaponry, men had only guns and swords to fight with.They didn’t really have advances in strategies because they were always unprepared. This led nations to begin to innovate into creating inventions starting with technology because they wanted to stay alive by becoming more advanced. With the large numbers of wars,troops and deaths they also started to invest into making new weapons. The weapons included submarines, tanks, artillery,armory and poison gas.Trenches became less useful and soldiers began to invest from techniques of war to mobile war. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9602114/The-First-World-War-the-war-that-changed-us-all.html) Most of the technologocal advances were for the military at the time and medical advances were also used because during that time period man recieved alot of diseases because of the condition sthey were in during war. The deaths of those who did not survive affected the ones who survived and the one’s who survived affected the nation and society. According to http://worldwariiipossibilities.weebly.com/how-did-world-war-ii-change-the-world.html ,as a result of World War I,was the creation of “League of the Nations” which was an organization that negotiated settle disputes between countries and they worked on improving global warfare.Their goal was to promote peace among

Many wars have occurred through out the years. They have all devastated countries but some have also given the United States a good and new perspective.World War II occurs after the Great Depression, although this war devastated the country, it also helped with numerous things like the economy and woman's rights.

“A nation 's ability to fight a modern war is as good as its technological ability.” An English inventor who was of great importance in the invention of the turbojet said these words. I partly agree with him, as technology is the basis of most aspects of war. If a nation were to fight a war without the use of technology it would fight with sticks and stones. Technological innovations in the First World War (WW1) have led to much of the technology that we have today, ranging form the various weapons modern armies are equipped with to the radios used for communication. If something is significant then it has an important influence on a thing, such as an event, that will happen in the future. In this way, did the technological innovations in WW1, such as gas, communications and the machine gun, not only have an effect on the outcome of the war but also have an effect on how our world is shaped today?

Without this conflict, we simply would not have access to the wide range of technology that we use on a daily basis. With the war encompassing vast chunks of the globe, the stakes were incredibly high. It's against this backdrop that governments put vast sums of money into the research and development of technology to help them win the war. World War II saw projects being green lit that in peacetime wouldn’t have gotten off the ground. It also made people think in a completely different way, coming up with inventions that simply wouldn't have happened at the same pace in peace