World War One was a great motivator in the rush for technology at the beginning of the century. The nature and result of the first world war was largely determined by technology. World War One was the first war to utilise air power in a major way. It was also the first war in which the home front was a major concern, because of the ability of air power to strike deep behind enemy lines and affect the civilian population causing declines in morale. It was also the first war to include the use of biological weapons and weapons of mass destruction.

The First World War marked the end of an armed formation held in good stead since the very beginning of conflict and mankind, the Cavalry. The repeating rifle, (invented by the Americans during their civil war, was first used in great numbers by both sides during the first world war.) ca

In conclusion; World War One was not won by great masses and subtle tactics, it was won by technology. Look at Russia, one of the oldest and largest powers in the world, it was defeated by a relatively new and weak power because of technology. Look at Germany, she had the entire course of the war subtly planned out and yet she lost to powers that had no plan in mind. Technology caused World War One to be one of the longest and bloodiest wars in all history. It turned the beautiful landscape of France into a cratered, gassed out wasteland and it destroyed an entire class of fighting unit.

used the end of the Cavalry. The repeating rifle was able to get off three or four volleys of fire against the charging Cavalry instead of just one volley like the flintlock. The Repeating rifle when used in collaboration with the machine gun and sheltered firing positions (such as the trench) was a f

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