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Rio G, Tye B, Z-Rock TOPIC 3: WEAPONRY & TECHNOLOGY
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AIR WARFARE Planes were originally used spy on enemies Last year of war France, Germany, and Britain produced over 70,000 planes The united states army had close to no planes when they joined the war When planes would fight against each other in the air it was called a dog fight
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AIR WARFARE CONTINUED The most famous dogfighter was the red baron from Germany He shot down about 80 planes in these dog fights He was killed when shot by an artillery flying over a trench
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LAND WARFARE
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SEA WARFARE German U-Boats (Undersea Boats) Battleships Heavily armored Used in sea warfare
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SEA WARFARE CONTINUED Huge battleships were the most important naval weapon 1 ft. thick steel armor, steam turbines to power. Faster than any other warship, ten 12 in. guns “Ideal ship” -> started an arms race between Britain and Germany “ Dreadnought” name for a huge, heavily-armored battleship The German navy was based out of ports on North Sea The British fleet based at the port of Scapa Flow The Germans and British had a war over the North Sea (North Sea important for imports, raw material, etc) British won
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SEA WARFARE CONTINUED Sea Mine Blocked enemies in tight areas Usually used in harbors Battle At Sea Very important factor when it comes to sea warfare If the Allies didn’t figure out how to avoid the German U-Boats, The war may have turned out different
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TYE’S BIBLIOGRAPHY Gochenour, Phil. "The Technology of War." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 6: 1900 to 1949. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 569-574. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. "Winged Defense." American Decades Primary Sources. Ed. Cynthia Rose. Vol. 3: 1920- 1929. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 575-577. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Apr. 2013. Gardner, Nikolas. "World War I: Terrifying New Technologies: Evolution of Air Power." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.
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RIO’S BIBLIOGRAPHY "Technology." World War I Reference Library. Ed. Sara Pendergast, Christine Slovey, and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2002. 137-154. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. "The War at Sea." World War I Reference Library. Ed. Sara Pendergast, Christine Slovey, and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2002. 123-136. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. "World War I: Terrifying New Technologies: Key Question." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.
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Z-ROCK’S BIBLIOGRAPHY Hilton, Laura J. "Chemical Warfare: World War II." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. Gochenour, Phil. "The Technology of War." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 6: 1900 to 1949. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 569-574. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Apr. 2013. "Technology." World War I Reference Library. Ed. Sara Pendergast, Christine Slovey, and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 1: Almanac. Detroit: UXL, 2002. 137-154. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Apr. 2013.
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