Warfare During World War I

Technology not only had an impact on the Civil War but also the whole world. There were new inventions that undoubtedly change how wars are fought but it also allow innovations such as the telegraph and

Many principal creations were developed around the time of the Civil War. First and foremost was the widespread utilization of railroads for the transport of troops,

The Civil War was a tragic reality check for the people of America. Thus Military advances played a drastic role in the war,allowing the North to hit enemies from longer range and fires its guns faster. Economics also played a radical role in the war. It gave the north an advantage allowing it to fund the military and purchase all the weapons needed. While military advances impacted the war, however the economics affected the war the most.

The first telegraph was invented during this war to help Abraham Lincoln command troops. Since the telegraph was invented due to this war, Abraham Lincoln managed to command his troops through it over long distances. The telegraph was extremely successful during this time that it eventually became what phones are today. Many new weapons, like the first machine gun, were invented, that shoot faster and further, helping the troops in battle. Many weapons that people use for hunting and other wars today derived from the battles of the Civil War. The weapons that the soldiers used to use were single-shot guns that could not shoot far, but since those weapons have drastically improved during this war, it has changed the way people use weapons today (History.com Staff). Not only was the Civil War the reason the telegraph and better weapons were invented, but it was also the reason many machines that helped in battles were invented. Weber notes that the hot air balloon was first invented during this war in order to assist troops who were fighting on the ground, thus the reason hot air balloons are abundant today. Also, the submarine was extremely enhanced during this time in order to assist many battles along with the hot air balloons. Since these machines have greatly improved during this war, it is the reason they are more abundantly used today. All in all, the Civil War has had a

The Civil War was one of the most significant wars that America fought in. The Civil War was fought to free the African Americans from slavery. During this war you had brothers turning on brother fighting for what they believed in. In the span of about six months eleven states seceded from the Union and became the Confederate States of America this started the Civil War. As history shows war is not a good thing but during wars technology seems to grow at an advanced rate the same can be said for the Civil War. The weapons used before the Civil War were not as productive as the weapons used in the end. The War caused scientists around the globe to start thinking of new ideas for guns. This new technology like handguns that could shoot several

The Civil War took place from April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865. The war started over slavery, however it didn't end with slavery. New inventions and ways to mass manufacturing really started occurring at the period. Many inventions were created like the gatling gun, submarines, repeaters, and hydrogen filled ballon which served as spy gear. Technological advantages the North had played a pivotal role in the Civil War which helped the North win.

While reading history, we typically see that wars were typically fought with soldiers in close- order formations with a musket that would be fired in unison on command. Everything changed after the American Civil War, a conflict to determine the fate of slaves in the Union, erupted. Today many historians consider the Civil War as the first modern war because it depended on: heavy industry, fast communication and transportation. But this time all of these new technologies were used to its full potential. As a result new weapon technology was mass produced which inflicted heavy losses on both the Union and the Confederate sides and resulted in

During the American Civil War there were many advancements in firearm technology. However many older stratagems and weapons were still being used by both the Union and Confederate forces. The improvements of military and civilian technology also aided both sides of the war.

Ideas were made realities as the country discovered more efficient tactics of warfare. On the water, the idea of being completely submerged and attacking from below came from Southerner H.L. Hunley. Hunley was “involved in the construction of several submarines, including one named after him” (Bruce). Hunley was not the first to think of the idea of a submarine but was the first to create a working model. His model consisted of “a crew of nine, eight of whom turned hand cranks along a single screw shaft that served to propel the craft” (Bruce). His invention was not flawless but was the first completely underwater machine that was ultimately deadly to the Union ships. It was the first submarine which allowed for future generations to reflect upon this first invention and improve upon it for a more effective machine. This first inkling of a thought would help achieve much greater machines decades in the future. The newly built machine was fallible and many sailors died while operating the ship. On February 17, 1864, “the Hunley sank shortly the Union screw sloop Housatonic. Although the Hunley sank shortly thereafter, it was the first submarine to claim an enemy vessel” (Bruce). The first kill from a submarine was monumental because it proved that the submarine could be a useful and feared machine lurking in the water. It had proved itself to be valuable in the time that it served and convinced the army to continue to improve upon it after the war. Following the war, the “navy continued experiments but it was not until the end of the 19th century that inventors developed a truly effective submarine” (Bruce). The military realized that the submarine had much potential that could be derived with more intensive research and analysis. Still effective today, the invention thought of centuries ago proved to be an effective killing machine. Improvements on land warfare

The civil war was one of the turbulent time in social and political. It was a time that happened lots of technological advances. Also it was a time when lots of factory emerged which lead American civil war to first industrial and modern war. Technological advancements starts from communication system, air balloon, rail loads to submarine. In this essay I’ll going to talk about technological advances and effect on the civil war.

One of the main types of advances in the Civil War was the advances in machinery. One example of a type of machinery that made a huge impact was the submarine. There was a lot of time and hard work put in to develope and deploy submarines on both sides of the war. Records kept about submarines are hard to come by because in fact, they were partially illegal. Therefore, almost all of the submarine

New artillery and weapons were starting to developers during the civil war. Many of these new weapons such as the Gatling gun, a rapid fire weapon that was actually invented before the war. The inventor of the weapon Richard Gatling hoped that by making the weapon so powerful that he would make men not want to wage war any more. Instead of it making the men not want to wage war it only made them want to do it more.

The American Civil War is considered the first modern war due to the use of multiple technological advancements emerging from the industrial revolution and there influence on combat tactics and the equipment of warfare. As a result of the industrial revolution, the American civil war was the first modern war to use new found technological advancements to wage war at a level never seen before.

The repeating rifle was a new type of weapon had a greater range and was more accurate than the muskett. Tese were unable to be used in war until the 1850s because the bullet and the barle were so close in size. In 1848, the Minié bullet was invented. They could be loaded faster and they were more accurate. Because stopping to reload was dangerous, in 1863 Repeating rifles were invented. The most famous, the Spencer carbine, could fire seven shots in 30 seconds. Hydrogen passenger balloons were used to spy on confederate camps by the union. Ironclads were also used by the union to patrol the coast and keep ships from going in or out. The Confederates counteracted this by inventing their own weapon, the submarine. The first one, The USS Hunley sank the Housatonic in 1864.

“The German army was the first to use weapons of mass destruction, both biological and chemical, during the First World War, although their attacks with biological weapons were on a rather small scale and were not particularly successful: covert operations using both anthrax and glanders attempted to infect animals directly or to contaminate animal feed in several of their enemy countries.” ( Frischknecht, F. 2003) There was not much biological warfare in world war one other than germany infecting some animals with a few different types of bacteria that in large amounts can be dangerous. “On June 17, 1925, the “Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare,” commonly called the Geneva Protocol of 1925, was signed. Because viruses