Causes, practices and effects of war
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In this section it is advisable to study the causes, practices and effects of a variety of wars from at least two Regions, World Wars included.
Some wars explained on other pages, but which can still be used for this section, are: the Vietnam War, the Korean War, and the Chinese Civil War.
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[edit] Practices of War
[edit] WWI
- Mostly deadlocked trench warfare
- Rudimentary tanks
- air power (early dogfighting in the air; Germans had dirigibles)
- Mustard gas used with mixed results (see poem "Dulce Et Decorum Est"
- effective against ground troops, however, if the wind blew the wrong direction, the people releasing the gas could be maimed or killed - the fate intended for their target.
[edit] WWII
- Blitzkrieg('lightning war') used by Hitler, especially to invade Poland.
- A combination of tanks, air power, artillery and infantry to overwhelm the enemy
- Total War
- Civilians targeted, especially with bombing
- Carpet-bombing and firebombing (with napalm)
- HUGE portions of Japanese cities were burned (more info)
- Better tanks could effectively overcome the deadlock of trench warfare
- Atomic bomb
[edit] Effects of War
In many cases, the causes and course of war can be integrated into a discussion of its effects. These are some of the main effects that don't fit into other categories.
[edit] WWI
- Versailles Treaty: Germany has:
- Limited armed forces
- Lost territory
- Weimar Republic in power
[edit] WWII
- Stage is set for the Cold War:
- Power vacuum in Eastern Europe
