Thursday, October 28, 2010

Reading Pages 80-98

As many people mentioned in previous blogs, technology was a new and prominent development in WWI. Was it technology that gave the Central Powers such a head start in the war front? Germany was the first to use Chlorine gas (which the British attempted to use also and failed), phosgene gas, U-boats, and unrestricted submarine warfare. The Allies didn't have any real new, major developments until the armoured tank. Was technology what gave the Central Powers such momentum, but was it also what hurt them in the end?
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  1. grade12hotaAlexanderHOctober 28, 2010 at 6:47 AM

    I had almost the exact same blog. I believe that it didn't really give them any momentum at all. In the long run it just prolonged the war even further. As a matter of fact I believe the new technology hurt everybody even the Allies during the war. Btw nice background :)

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  2. Anna WOctober 28, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    I think that technology gave the Central Powers a sense of confidence, perhaps false confidence, because it made them feel like they were ahead of the game so they could make up for their failed war plans (ahem, Schlieffen Plan). But ultimately I think that it didn't help them at all, and like Alex said, it just prolonged the war. They'd try out their fun new technology, realize that it wasn't really helpful (other than the German U-boats, those were quite successful) and then be back where they started. Not helpful! P.S. I'll miss you in school tomorrow bbff4ffl :(

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