WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The devastating firepower of modern weapons helped create the trench stalemate on the Western Front during the First World War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The defensive power of the machine gun created the stalemate on the Western Front, and almost all of the technologies that were introduced during the war were built in order to defeat it. The introduction of this weapon radically changed the strategies and tactics used by militaries in the future.

Detailed explanation-3: -Following World War I, “trench warfare” became a byword for stalemate, attrition, sieges, and futility in conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -Heavy Artillery by Colin Gill With the development of trench warfare, increasingly large artillery was developed to fire high explosive shells and smash enemy trenches, like this battery of 9.2 inch howitzers. The majority of casualties on the Western Front were caused by artillery shells, explosions and shrapnel.