The Technological Advancements of WWI and WWII The complex technology of World War I and World War II differed and was improved greatly in many ways throughout the wars. These wonderful technological advancements from the wars are still used today. Therefore, there were many leading factors that helped build up the technology in the wars. The differences in the tools and equipment used between the two wars varied greatly. In World War I, the majority of the technology invented was very simple, yet complex. The tank was one of the most widely used types of equipment operated in the First World War. Tanks were called “death traps” due to the fact that they were so powerful and they killed so many people. As a matter
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Hitler put in money to be able to research and make new technology in the Second World War. With this funding from Hitler, Wernher Braun invented the V-2 rocket missile. Hitler came up with an idea himself. With this bright idea, he demanded that a car called a “Volkswagen” be made for families to transport places. The Volkswagen, nicknamed “People’s Car”, was made to be affordable for these families. The first Volkswagen was sent out in 1938. The Enigma, a cipher machine, was made by the Germans. The enigma required two people, each with a special role, to work it. They changed the enigma every day because they thought hanging it would make the enigma indestructible. In 1940, Alan Turing and his team got together at Bletchley Park in England and together, they cracked the first enigma message. Alan Turing also created the first computer that could crack an enigma message made by the Germans. Tanks had more firepower and got stronger and faster in World War II. In WWII, aircraft carriers were used instead of battleships. The complex aircraft carriers had a greater range and heavier striking power than those of the battleships used in World War I. More technologies invented in WWII were the assault rifle and the rifle that was interestingly semi-automatic. These rifles were major advancements in the Second World War, that helped build upon many different …show more content…
The technological advancements in the United States today aren’t used for the right purpose. They need to be used in the United States military but aren’t. Despite all this, the management of the technology used in the war was greatly overlooked. Surprisingly, the management of the technology had a great impact. The Germans had a huge struggle in the war. They needed to produce more technology, but they also needed to improve the quality of the technology, so they chose quantity over quality. This made the Germans unable to keep up with all of the demands of war, which made a major
Hitler put in money to be able to research and make new technology in the Second World War. With this funding from Hitler, Wernher Braun invented the V-2 rocket missile. Hitler came up with an idea himself. With this bright idea, he demanded that a car called a “Volkswagen” be made for families to transport places. The Volkswagen, nicknamed “People’s Car”, was made to be affordable for these families. The first Volkswagen was sent out in 1938. The Enigma, a cipher machine, was made by the Germans. The enigma required two people, each with a special role, to work it. They changed the enigma every day because they thought hanging it would make the enigma indestructible. In 1940, Alan Turing and his team got together at Bletchley Park in England and together, they cracked the first enigma message. Alan Turing also created the first computer that could crack an enigma message made by the Germans. Tanks had more firepower and got stronger and faster in World War II. In WWII, aircraft carriers were used instead of battleships. The complex aircraft carriers had a greater range and heavier striking power than those of the battleships used in World War I. More technologies invented in WWII were the assault rifle and the rifle that was interestingly semi-automatic. These rifles were major advancements in the Second World War, that helped build upon many different …show more content…
The technological advancements in the United States today aren’t used for the right purpose. They need to be used in the United States military but aren’t. Despite all this, the management of the technology used in the war was greatly overlooked. Surprisingly, the management of the technology had a great impact. The Germans had a huge struggle in the war. They needed to produce more technology, but they also needed to improve the quality of the technology, so they chose quantity over quality. This made the Germans unable to keep up with all of the demands of war, which made a major