HIS 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: U-Boat, Spring Offensive, Submarine Warfare
28 Sep 2016
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Technology that had a massive impact on the fighting. )millions of artillery shells are fired on the battlefields therefore soldiers are under constant bombardment. )the shrapnel disfigures the bodies of soldiers this will bring advancements in the fields of plastic surgery and mental health (shell shock) )gas weapons are so bad they"re banned after the war. )the technology can have a good impact ex: medicine. )the technology can have a negative effect ex: gas. )when your mobilizing millions of young men you run out of young men, so women need to take over the industrial and agricultural jobs. )hundreds of thousands of widows become head of the households. )with the movement of troops comes the spanish flu which causes 20 to 40 million deaths around the world. )conditions of ww1 soldiers are right for uprisings. )soldiers are unhappy there is a sentiment of discontent with the european elite. )due to protest and uprisings tsar nicolas is forced to abdicate.
