WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False??? Mass production of weapons during the industrial revolution lead to increased numbers of people killed.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most important weapons advances to 21st century warfare were initially developed in the Industrial Revolution. Weapons technology such as the recoilless and rifled artillery, smokeless gunpowder, rifled and semi-automatic small arms were all developed in the Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.

Detailed explanation-3: -Industrialization started something called mass production which allows the making of the same thing at the same time and in big quantities. It was able to be used for weapons that could be made faster than ever before, making weapons like rifles and machine guns common weapons.

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