Virginia Polytechnic Institute World War I Technology Essay

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Module Two focused on the course theme of the home-front and fighting-front. The Second Industrial Revolution expanded upon the first, leading to new technologies that would modernize the home-front and change the art of war. The rate of technological change by the start of the 19th century was exponential. The breech loading rifle alone, increased a soldiers rate of fire by nearly 250%, however it paled in comparison to the Maxim gun. In 1884, Hiram Maxim created the first ever fully automatic rifle, and by 1908, every European Power had a machine gun of their own. As mentioned by Storey, these new weapons would force armies to adopt new tactics to prevent being completely slaughtered. At the same time, these new military technologies allowed European powers to continue expanding their empires, especially against the much weaker African nations.

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