[QUOTE=sltungle;21835150]Sure, while war does give us a few quick 'boosts' to our technological progress I still think this argument all over is a load of shit. War destroys entire economies, out of which new technologies or knowledge could have flourished had the economies stayed stable and were able to spend money on research.
War leads to the death of countless innocents, any number of which could have went on to be the 'next Einstein'. Hell, there's a point in itself. A LOT of scientists and such were lost during WWII due to a lot of them being Jewish and German. Einstein was smart enough to get out of the country before it got too bad, though and to stay out.
I reckon we'd still more or less be up to par with our technological level now had the first and second world wars not happened. Sure, our guns may not be as sophisticated and we may not have ten thousand new methods of which to reduce people to a fine, red mist, but... does that really matter?[/QUOTE]I think a good amendment to that is that the [i]threat[/i] of war is a great driver of technological innovation e.g. the Cold War.
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[QUOTE=Idi Amin;21825932]If anything the central powers were the "good guys" of world war one. Russia didn't have to mobilize its army against Austria for taking police action against terrorist groups in the Balkans and France and Britain didn't have to declare war on Germany because they supported the measure.[/QUOTE]Austria-Hungary didn't have to sent Serbia an ultimatum that they very well knew Serbia could not accept (even then they agreed to many of the terms), nor did Germany have to back them.
[QUOTE=AaronTAB;21850092]Japan and Italy's assistance for the allies is probably why they joined Germany in the Second World War. Japan wanted racial equality; the allies denied it after the war despite prior agreements. Italy wanted conquered lands, and the allies agreed to it with the Treaty of London, but were denied them after the war. Germany was humiliated with the Treaty of Versailles' war guilt clause and ridiculous reparations.
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Yeah, pretty much. Italy wanted lots of land, I remember specifically they wanted Albania, but all they were rewarded was a small section of the Austria-Hungarian Empire that was ethnically Italian.
World War 2..
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[QUOTE=Firefox42;21854377]You do know that if you fired that, you would be inside the radiation radius of the bomb right?[/QUOTE]
Hence, radiation suits.
Ww2
WWII started the space race, jet engines & the Cold War.
Chew on that for a bit
World War I is a bit interesting in some parts, but overall World War II was more interesting.
R.I.P all you brave soldiers around the world.
In Dogfighting... WW1. You can't beat the original breed... Open cockpits,occasionally fixing jammed guns in the air, using revolvers against other pilots. Truly the best breed of pilots.
In Tank Combat... WW2. More advances in Tech ,and all sides officially had tanks so it was a little more evened out too have all nations using similar warfare.
In Tactics... WW2. Simply put, Blitzkreig.
Boat to Boat Combat.... WW2. You saw a lot more of it in the Pacific ,and it was generally the first time aircraft carriers were used as the center piece of a fleet.
Balls Wise... WW1. You had to walk into artillery barrages in lines ,and occasionally step into hails of machine gun fire. This doesn't even account for some things certain nations did.
All around I like both wars ,but in all seriousness WW1 was a lot more interesting for the birth of two combat types.
[QUOTE=Archy;21869038]WWII started the space race, jet engines & the Cold War.
Chew on that for a bit[/QUOTE]
WWI started the events that directly led to WWII
Chew on [i]that[/i] :smug:
Well, as a Canadian World War One was one of our biggest moments in the world. It's where we showed the world we weren't just British and French people living in North America. Don't get me wrong we contributed to both wars, and we certainly weren't a major power. Our courages soldiers did such things as:
Being the first non-major power to push back the Germans (second battle of Ypres I believe)
Wiping out one quarter of the German Military.
Capturing German high ground, when Britain and France failed to do so (Vimmy Ridge, probably our biggest moment in our military history)
Protecting Newfoundland, and protecting all trade in the North American side of the Atlantic.
Being one of the most trusted, and helpful armies on the western front.
All this from a small country of just 8 million.
Of course it was a terrible war, having a lot of casualties and something we hope to never go through again. Rest in peace ye brave soldiers.
War is cool as shit!!!! war is AWESOME!!!!
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;21826827]They were both major turning points in the history of humanity. Everything today is how it is because of those two conflicts.
Personally, I talk about them because I'm a history major, so technically it's my job to :v:[/QUOTE]
It was a rhetorical question. The answer is because OP is 12.
[QUOTE=ProboardslolV2;21869484]It was a rhetorical question. The answer is because OP is 12.[/QUOTE]
It's a legitamate question. I was making a point that WW1 doesn't get as much media attention as it deserves. As you can see many people have been intelligently replying to this thread without crying.
Also, got myself a copy of The Lost Battalion, going to report back when I'm done watching it.
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