WWI exposed the dark side of the industrial revolution. Technological achievements that created mass production and new forms of transportation were put to use with devastating efficiency on the battlefield. Learn how tanks, aircraft, trenches, artillery, and chemical weapons were all revolutionized during this global conflict.
WWI exposed the dark side of the industrial revolution. Technological achievements that created mass production and new forms of transportation were put to use with devastating efficiency on the battlefield. Learn how tanks, aircraft, trenches, artillery, and chemical weapons were all revolutionized during this global conflict.
General Note
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Content Note
Unprecedented Carnage (2:18) -- First Large Scale Modern War (1:53) -- Mechanized War Transportation (3:04) -- Improved Tank Design (4:22) -- Early Combat Aircraft (2:48) -- WWI Combat Aircraft (3:07) -- Aerial Reconnaissance (3:30) -- Rapid Fire Weapons (3:51) -- Big Bertha (2:24) -- WWI Artillery Weapons (2:34) -- Chemical Warfare (3:07) -- Advanced Chemical Warfare (3:51) -- Submersible Evolution (2:04) -- German U-Boats (4:45) -- Credits: Modern Marvels: World War I Tech (0:30).