ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY DURING WWII BY KHALIYAH WILLIAMS

WORLD WAR II Technology played an important role in World War II. Major advances in weaponry, communications, and industry by both sides impacted the way the war was fought and, eventually, the outcome in the war.

IN THE AIR Aircrafts Small, fast fighter planes § § Large bombers First military helicopters First jet-powered fighter planes Planes designed to land & take off from aircraft carriers § Large transport planes

IN THE AIR Radar § Developed right before the war § Used radio waves § Detected enemy aircrafts

IN THE OCEAN Aircraft Carriers § Able to launch air attacks from anywhere in the ocean § Became most important ships in the navy § Were like floating islands § Allowed planes to take off and land from anywhere in ocean

EXPLOSIVES Bombs Germans invented the V-1 and V-2 Allies developed a bouncing bomb Bunker busters Cluster bombs The atomic bomb Caused a massive explosion by using nuclear reactions Largest leap in technology during World War II

COMMUNICATIONS Secret Codes § Enigma Machine § Used to encode and decode messages § Used by the Germans

PROPAGANDA There were new technology inventions such as. . . ü Microphones ü Motion pictures ü Radio

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Penicillin § Was first mass produced during the war § Mostly used to treat the venereal diseases § Used to treat infections cause by bacteria

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