The advancements in wartime technology

What technology was developed to detect submarines?

Sonar and radar

What weapons were improved submarines?

Torpedoes and submarines

What type of ship helped control the seas?

Aircraft carriers

What type of tank did Germany develop to defy the Treaty?

Panther tanks

What types of tanks did the Allies have?

Dummy and amphibious tanks

What weapons were improved for use on land?

Grenades, pistols, rifles, and machine guns

What planes did Britain use in World War II?

Hurricane and Spitfire planes

What plane did America use in World War II?

The B-29 Superfortress

What plane did Germany use in World War II?

The Messerschmitt ME 262

What other weapon was developed for use in the air?

Long-range rockets

What other weapon was developed during World War II?

The atomic bomb

What was the Manhattan Project?

A secret US research program that developed the first atomic bombs

Where was the first atomic bomb tested?

In the New Mexico desert

Where were the first atomic bombs dropped?

On Hiroshima and Nagasaki

How many people died in World War I?

15 million military

38 million civilian

How many people died in World War II?

31-55 million people

What was the impact of the new weapons on cities?

Cities were destroyed

How did the new weapons change warfare?

War became more mobile, with no more trenches