World War 2 Dbq Analysis

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World War One and World War Two were both conflicts which involved Germany, due to the clashes among opposing alliances of empires. Repeating rifles and machine guns were used extensively in World War One and its modern version were used in World War Two creating a more deadly impact. Also, the use of planes played a minor role in World War, but became the prevailing force within World War Two. Although there were similarities, there were major differences in warfare; in World War One soldiers fought from lines of trenches and were supported by artillery, machine guns, infantry assault, early aeroplanes, tanks and poisonous gas. All of these methods were mostly stationary in nature with minimal mobility, World War Two on the other hand was …show more content…

The advancement in technology lead to complex weaponry making an appearance in both wars. In this essay I will compare the dangers of attack and invasion of the British mainland during the two world wars.
Ok:Many methods were used to inform the general British public about the dangers of attack and invasion of British mainland during the two World Wars. This included government posters and articles. Propaganda and also, public information was a frequent method used to influence the decisions of the British public,Evi: an example of this is Source A which is a government poster issued in 1915 to inform the British people of the differences between British and German airships and aircraft. This source is useful in many ways as it includes the year of poster being issued, which suggests that this is the year that the British were expecting to be attacked, as it is one year into the war. Also there are a numerous variety of planes which implies that aerial attacks were quiet common, OP: aerial attacks may have been common due to the advancements in technology, both sides experimented with this fledging new technology, EX: this made it clear that air warfare could play a powerful and significant role in war. In addition to this, the use of British planes indicates that the British will be fighting back. Within the source it states “do not touch unexploded bombs” this

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