USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Which statement about the technology developed during World War I is correct?

(A) The new technology led to fewer refugees being displaced from their homes during the conflict.

(B) ** The new technology created deadlier weapons which led to increased military casualties in battles fought during the conflict.

(C) The new technology led to smaller nations joining large empires following the conflict.

(D) The new technology led to a reduced focus on transportation improvements following the conflict.

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Which statement about the technology developed during World War I is correct? The new technology created deadlier weapons which led to increased military casualties in battles fought during the conflict.

Concept note-2: -Heavy artillery, machine guns, tanks, motorized transport vehicles, high explosives, chemical weapons, airplanes, field radios and telephones, aerial reconnaissance cameras, and rapidly advancing medical technology and science were just a few of the areas that reshaped twentieth century warfare.

Concept note-3: -Radar technology played a significant part in World War II and was of such importance that some historians have claimed that radar helped the Allies win the war more than any other piece of technology, including the atomic bomb.

Concept note-4: -Radar, computers, penicillin and more all came out of development during the Second World War. One of the most infamous World War II inventions is the atomic bomb.