New Technology used in World War Two

Destroyer Z1-Z4

Description

Destroyer Z1 was made after the World War One in Germany. Germans broke the rules of the Treaty of Versailles, as German destroyer was made even bigger than other destroyers in Allied forces during the time. They were made in 1934 by a German builder Deutsche Werk. The destroyer were used in WWII to fight against the Allied forces on sea. (*There were many other destroyer Z's up till Z16 but were built by different manufacturers*)

Original

Destroyer Z1

Origin: Germany

Weight: 3,156 tons

Length: 114 meters

Speed: 38 kts (knots)/ 70,000 horse power

Magazine: 600 rounds of 127mm; 8,000 rounds of 37mm; 12,000 rounds of 20mm; 8 torpedoes; 18 Depth mines; 60 mines

Weapons: 127mm guns; 37mm cannons; 20mm machine guns; torpedo & mine launchers

Improvements

-Destroyer Z (1 to 16) class had ships made heavier for more storage and people

-Speed(**main thing**)

-In Service: Z1 to Z3= 1935-1940 ; Z4=1935-1945

Intended Purpose

Destroyer Z class was built to protect the other German Fleets for better advantages of winning in battles. During the battles, they were sent out to explore and investigate areas. Exploring areas gave them advantages that would help them win in the battles. They destroyed enemy convoys to interrupt the Allied forces from getting supply ships. Destroying the convoys was a big part they did because it helped the Germans to interfere Allied forces. But destroyers Z1-3 were destroyed while they were in battles as Z4 the last destroyer Deutsche Werk built was given to the British after WWII.

How Destroyer shaped the War

They interfered the Allied forces from getting the needs they needed during the wars because destroyers destroyed the convoys which only left the supply ships to attack. Instead of getting the German fleets interrupted by the enemy navies, destroyers protected the fleets and had better chance of attacking the enemy. Since the destroyers acted like defenders, they had greater chances of defending their fleets from other navies. The torpedoes and mines had the main roles in sea water as they fired into the ocean. The bombs made the Allied forces difficult to attack.

How the war shaped them

WWII shaped the destroyers by manufacturing heavier and faster ships. They were able to store more ammunition which increased the war success rates. They needed better engines to make ships aim better and explore faster. If the manufacturers made the weight heavier meant the horse power to be faster. Manufacturers had problems making the horse power faster so they could not manufacture the ship that had heavier weight. The weight and speed were balanced to be manufactured. Getting more ammunition was a better tactics in some battlegrounds since the destroyers were ready to use them.

Lasting Effects caused by the destroyers

Germans having hugest destroyers did not last long. The Allied forces tried to make bigger and stronger destroyers. They also built other kinds of battle ships so that they will be able to destroy German destroyers. Manufacturing bigger and stronger destroyer was a mistake because they did not have better materials to make better battle-ships by the time the Allied forces built stronger destroyers.

Decade Project (1930-1939) THE AGE OF WAR

1930's

INTRODUCTION

It was time of many wars in 1930's. Many countries developed instantly and tried to make wars with the others. A lot of people suffered and died as countries fought against each others. As wars effected many countries by bringing poverty, some countries becames weaker and poorer. Once these countries became a lot weaker and poorer, other countries took-over those countries as soon as they had their chances. A lot people lost their jobs and some countries forced people to go to wars as if they thought they could get a little more piece of other countries. Countries that made wars didnt think of giving up. Some started to take piece-by-piece and some secretly attacked. In the 1930's, some countries declared wars after a lot of countries had problems with economies.

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Events in 1930s

The Great Depression(1921-1933)

Although "The Great Depression" started in the late 1920s, it ended up in the 1930s. During the great depression many people's wages/salaries went down and large stock markets crushed down. A lot of companies, economies, services and stores wer closed and many people lost their jobs. Also, many banks got bankrupted and they had to recall all the loans. In the year of 1930, about 5million people were unemployed and the number of them kept increasing. Due to unemployment many famillies lost their houses. This event caused the people to suffer.

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The Japanese Invasion(1930s-1945)

In the 1930s, Japan developed so fast that they were able to take-oer other countries. Taiwan and Korea were over thrown by the Japanese millitary. Thee Japanese kept on marching and invaded some countries in the South-east Asia. During the Japanese invasion, it caused a lot of damage to the Chinese as the Japanese army took-over many cities in China. But the invasion didn't go much farther in 1945 as the US force bombed two cities in Japan(Hiroshima & Nagasaki) and causing many people's lives. They were defeated and were forced to surrender. Even after the surrender Japanese millitary officers tried to fight back but they were unable to success.

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World War II(1939-1945)

This event started when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. After the invasion of Poland, the allied force declared a war against the Nazi(German). Even though the allied force tried to fight, the Nazi were so strong that the force couldn't stop the Nazi invading. The Nazi gain more power and invaded more countries. But in 1944 the Nazi started to lose power, so the allied force stopped the invasion and pushed back the Nazi to Berlin. As Adolf Hitler committed suicide the Nazi lost even more power and they had no choice but to surrender. The allied force forced the German to give up some parts of their land.

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Famous People in 1930s

Adolf Hitler(1889-1945)

You might think that Adolf Hitler was born as a German but you are wrong. He was born in Braunau-am-Inn, Austria in 1889.Since Hitler was young, he loved to draw. He tried to work in the Academy of fine arts but the Academy rejected to take him. He later went into the millitary and he got promoted to the highest ranking of the German government in the year of 1937. During the WWII Hitler killed many Jews by putting them into gas chambers. Many people atempted to assassinate him but they all failed to do it. In 1945 when the fight does not go well against the allied force, Hitler lost power and popularity.He committed suicide with his wife Eva Braun by the end of April.

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Sir Winston Churchill(1874-1965)

Winston Churchill was born as a noble man and went to a millitart coollege to serve Britain. He served Britain in India but then later he was imprisoned in the Boer War. He came back to Britain and became a parliament. As he helped in a war, Prime Minister made him the Minister of War. When WWII began King George VI asked him to become a Prime Minister. In WWII Churchill helped defeat the Nazi(German) in 1945. After the war he was again elected as the Prime Minister. It wasn't till 1953 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II and became "Sir" Winston Churchill. Sir Winston Churchill died at the age of 89.

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Joseph Stalin(1879-1953)

Joseph Stalin was born in the middle class. As he took on the revolutionary activities, he got expelled from the college. Later he broke the laws and stole money to raise the Bolshevik funds. For he was breaking the laws, he was exiled to Siberia for 12 years. In 1917, he got freed from the exile and he worked as an editor. After few years he worked under Lenin and became his favorite. After Lennin's death in 1924, Stalin took all the power and became a dictator. He destroyed the Kulak class and made them work in the labour camp or collective farms (Kulak class is a group of peasants who had been able to use relaxation of state control in the NEP to make themselves rich by building up large land holds). Stalin destroyed the class because they showed no loyalty. Effection to this was that in USSR many peasants worked in collective farms. Some said that about 95% of the farms were collective farms.

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Technology in 1930s

Atomic Bomb

The atomic bomb was made in 1945 but Albert Einstein and the other physicists planned to make the bomb in the 1930s. They started by sending a letter to president Roosevelt. He agreed that it was possible to make an atomic bomb. In 1945, they finished making the atomic bomb. If the the atomic bomb was not invented, US wouldn't be able to stop Japan from invading.

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Helicopter

In 1930, Igor Sikorsky invented a successful helicopter. There were some other people who also invented the helicopters but their helicopters were not as successful as Igor Sikorsky. Other helicopters couldn't go any farther than 1 to 2 kilometer. His helicopter is still known as the first successful helicopter around the world. Some of his helicopters were sold to the US millitary to fight against the Nazi.

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Science Discovery in 1930s

Big Foot Discovery

Some researchers found big foots in portland in 1958. But as they researched it, the foot was from the 1930s. They found almost a dozen big foot steps at the same year they found it. People in the 1950s studied about the big foot and the big foot discovery was edited to the newspaper. Some people believe that the big foot steps were from the giants that were living in Califonia.

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