Technology In Ww2

World War 2 was the war fought between the Axis and Allied powers from 1939 to 1945. The Axis Powers involving Germany, Italy, and Japan, and the top Allies being the USA, Britain, France, and the USSR. The war was caused by a combination of short term causes -the Great Depression, German Expansion, and Appeasement- and long term causes - the Treaty of Versailles and Fascism-. Technology had a great impact on the outcome of World War 2. The development and use of technology extended the war time, amount of soldier casualties, and the overall victors of the war.
The development of technology such as the coding machine Enigma extended the amount of time battles lasted. During the battle of Stalingrad, German troops were able to send encrypted messages to communicate. When they were being surrounded by the USSR, they communicated in code on how they were running low on numbers and what parts of the city they were the

weakest at to send more troops to defend that area. If the messages were not encrypted, the USSR would have found the weak position their enemy was and could have ended the battle much sooner. Encryption helped countries communicate without their enemy finding out easily what the intelligence they were sending, this way the enemy would not find out about their intentions, strategies, and state.
The advancement in technology enabled new attack tactics.

With the development of technology such as long-range bombers and pilotless weapons, tactics such as the German Blitzkrieg were born. The military tactic of the blitzkrieg is to go in quickly on air and bomb the area below them. This causes mass destruction and chaos quickly without the need for ground troops. In the Battle of Stalingrad, the Germans began their attack by bombing the city before sending in their ground troops to take over the remains. By doing so, they catch their enemy off guard and destroy their first means of defence, saving their own troops the danger of that and protecting their lives. As a result, there was less casualties in the attack than if there would have been a confrontation between the troops. Although the new tactics helped protect troop lives, they also caused more deaths on those that they were being used against including innocent civilians. Advancement in technology helped new military tactics to be created affecting the amount of troop casualties in

battles.
The use of technology overall impacted who in the end came out victorious. In the Battle of Britain, Britain was ready for the German attack because of the use of radars. They were alerted of aircrafts approaching and allowed them to prepare for their defense. The German pilots were mind blown because it seemed that the British were always waiting for them, and it was because they were. If the British would not have had the radar technology, it’s possible they would not have been able to defend themselves enough. The Germans had more aircrafts and weapons than they did, but because of radar they knew were the attack was going to come from and helped them attack and defend smarter. Others will argue that it was the accidental attacks on London that affected the outcome of the war. Although they did have a significant impact, those attacks would have never occurred if Britain would have been defeated earlier because they were not able to defend the country because they were not aware of the oncoming attacks. If it were not for technology like radar, some battles would have had a very different outcome affecting the outcome of the whole war.
Technology impacted greatly the outcome of the Second World War. The developments affected the amount of time battles lasted, the amount of casualties, and the victors of the war. The development in technology during the Second World War resulted in dangerous weapons being created that were used to cause a lot of harm towards others or good in protecting those who possess them. Without these weapons, the Second World War and the world as we know it today would be different.