Gunpowder's Delicate Role In Early Modern Society

World War I. America needed an advantage to beat Germany and their allies. So a true patriot created one of the first assault weapon and named it the Thompson submachine gun. The weapon would of made a big difference on the war ,but it was created when the war was over. So gangsters acquired the weapons and killed many lives. New assault weapons came and ended more lives. Gangsters might be gone ,but criminals are still around and they use assault weapons for their preference of mass murdering. Assault weapons should be banned.

Roads and canals were used by the Yuan for trade and benefitted their economy greatly. Also the military technology invented by the Yuan benefitted their military domination greatly. For example the gunpowder bomb was a weapon of war used that could efficiently kill enemies. While also the Yuan created things for self pleasure and entertainment, like playing cards and dominoes. Though the Yuan dynasty is not known for its innovations during this period.

Gun control has been a controversial issue for many years. Many citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would reduce the threat of crime. People have the right to bear arms for protection, or even just the pleasure of hunting and recreational activity. With the recent events involving firearms and mass shootings, people are skeptical whether to increase or decrease gun laws. Americans have a constitutional right to own handguns and stricter laws and licensing will not effectively save lives.

The right to bear arms has been a favoured constitutional law since its establishment in 1791, but as more gun related violence and accidents occur, there has been increasing debate on whether or not guns should be banned in the US altogether, and if not, what regulations should be required for the purchase and handling of them. While guns should not be completely banned from the country, the rules and regulations of gun laws should be tightened. In the 2nd amendment, it clearly states that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” While this statement still holds true, the evolution of firearms and how they have become more dangerous throughout the years is a clear sign of why the laws should be changed.

Cannons were one of the most used weapons in the civil war. A cannon was a large heavy long barrel that was made of metal. It was packed with a large amount of gunpowder and a ball with a fuse hanging out to ignite. Most cannons of the era fell into one of two categories, either howitzers or guns.There were a lot of different types of cannons during the civil war, for example the 6-pounder Gun, M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon", 12-pounder Howitzer, and 24-pounder Howitzer. Cannons during the civil war became a lot more portable, which is crucial in a battle.

Both the Civil War and World War I had their respective shares of technological advancements prior to both conflicts taking off. Leadership found the advancements both appealing and appalling. The advancements changed the way the battles were fought, but at what cost in the beginning?

Artillery during the Revolutionary war consisted of cannons, howitzers, and mortars. Cannons were not only field guns but siege cannons, these weapons destroyed enemy ranks and buildings. On the other hand a mortar was planted to a base plate in which it fired a bomb sky bound that exploded above the enemy. Once, exploded shrapnel from the bomb ripped through enemy soldiers. Howitzers were short barreled gun which fired shells at high trajectories at low velocities. Intended to be a siege weapon it was a more flexible mortar. Artillery could often go 1,000 to 2,000 yards at maximum range but max effectiveness was half of this. Artillery was used in battles in Yorktown and were extremely effective. However artillery was hard to move especially since the heaviness and the fact that there were only animals to pull it.

During the civil war (lasting from 1861 to 1865) many changes in our nation occurred. Some of those changes were in government, agriculture, work, laws, military, and machinery. The military and machinery advancements that occurred during the civil war were very large steps into the things we used today. They modernization of the military tactics and weapons made it easier for the U.S. to fight and the new machinery made those new “modern” ideas come to life.

Throughout America’s history of war, weaponry has played a major factor in conflict. Weapons were improved for the benefit of the American soldiers. Since American war instruments have been improved in technology, the U.S was able to exceed over their opponents in war from the Colonial Era to the Antebellum Era. The usage of improved weaponry was a major advantage for the United States. Seeing that technology in weaponry has been advanced throughout the years, the advantages that America had possessed remains to be the biggest factor in conflict from the Colonial, American Revolution, Early Republic, and Antebellum Eras.

There were technological advances that helped the North and South fight vigorously in the Civil War in the form of transportation, communication, and warfare. One technological advance was in transportation in the form of railroads. In 1860, the North had 22,000 miles of track and the South only had 9,000 miles. With the North having so many miles of track, President Lincoln decided to utilize them by shipping soldiers via these tentacles. He also used these tentacles to transport supplies and medicine. As a result, what used to be a two month travel to get to the battlefield by foot, now only takes seven days by train. This led to an increase in soldiers fighting and an increase in survival rates due to the mobile hospitals. Another technological advance

Innovative weaponry had a large impact on the Revolutionary War. A weapon is a tool designed to inflict bodily harm or physical damage. During the Revolutionary War weapons had to be improved to insure victory. There was a variety of weapons used by the British and the Americans in the Revolutionary War. The innovation of weapons in the Revolutionary War was important, including the Brown Bess, the invention or rifling, and the Kentucky Rifle.

In modern society, guns are seen as a form of control. Those who have guns are able to overpower those who do not. This trend was set when guns were first invented and has stayed the same throughout history. The one place where guns are not a symbol of power and control is in literature, specifically “The Old Gun” and Hamilton. In Mo Yan’s short story “The Old Gun”, the protagonist is a hungry boy who does not even know how to use the titular firearm. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton ends with the titular character dying from wounds sustained in a pistol duel. Both of these works feature characters that turn to using firearms when they have no other options. Although one could argue that guns are a symbol of control because the characters

Few substances in history have had as profound an effect on human history as gunpowder... and its discovery was an accident!

One of the world's most famous trade routes was the Silk Road. The Silk Road was not just any ordinary road. It was the global trading route where resources such as silks, spices, and golds traveled all the way from Asia to Europe. The Silk Road created many more job opportunities for the lower ranked people and helped the Buddhists spread their religion and from disappearing. The Silk Road so important that without it many of the countries would not be able to communicate with one another and get to know each other better. Without the Silk Road Asia and Europe wouldn’t be able to trade which decreases the opportunities for the lower ranked people to get a job. It will also affect the Buddhists causing them to disappear and be forgotten. From this we can see that the Silk Road was extremely important and that without it many people wouldn’t be able to make a living and past on their religion.

Is gunpowder one of the most influential parts that changed warfare? Warfare has changed a lot through the years gunpowder was able to change right along with it, they kept creating new weapons to adapt to the new style of warfare. There are many different things that changed warfare throughout our history, however gunpowder was one of the most effective and deadliest one.