Technology of World War 1
"World War 1 was an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States and other regions.The war was virtually unprecedented in the slaughter, carnage, and destruction it caused.It ended with the defeat of the Central Powers."
"The Allies began developing these armoured ‘landships’ in 1915, but the first tanks didn’t make their way into battle until the Somme offensive the following year.Technology in the form of tanks and airplanes helped to eventually end the conflict. However, the main impact of new technology was to make this a war that resulted in huge numbers of casualties due to the advantages enjoyed by defenders."
Technology of World War I
Holocaust
"Hostility toward Jews long before the Holocaust–even as far back as the ancient world, when Roman authorities destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem and forced Jews to leave Palestine.European rulers enacted legislation that ended long-standing restrictions on Jews. Anti-Semitic feeling endured, however, in many cases taking on a racial character rather than a religious one."
"Born in Austria in 1889, he served in the German army during World War I. Like many anti-Semites in Germany, he blamed the Jews for the country’s defeat in 1918. Soon after the war ended, Hitler joined the National German Workers’ Party, which became the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), known to English speakers as the Nazis."
Holocaust documentary