For this blog post I will be talking about the significance of industrialization during WWI. I think it’s really important to learn about the kind of technology that was used before. Because our kind of technology today is inspired from the one used in the past. When talking about WWI people don’t usually think about planes and submarines, because they tend to be associated with WWII. They mainly think about the kind of guns that were being used.
The U-boats and Other Ships
The U-boats and Q-ships were designed for war at sea, but all the ships were not entirely safe for the soldiers, and certain boats lacked some important qualities for war. The nations with the potential of producing many boats had an advantage, because they could keep on sending new boats if the old ones were destroyed. This was the case for Britain, their ships were fast and powerful, but they could target the enemy’s ship properly, putting the British ship in danger. On the other hand the German ships could magnify a target, but it didn’t help that much since the British ships were fast, powerful, and too many in quantity. Today submarines are a lot more safer and powerful. Because there is no toxic gas inside the ship, and it can support more soldiers and perform a lot more better than the U-boats and Q-ships.
Getting information about some of the technology used during the time period of WWI wasn’t easier back then, because some information could have been falsified to empower a certain nation, and not many people could have access to that kind of knowledge. Today text books talk about most of the technology used during that time period, but it is still until today, very hard to find details about some of the technology. Because those were objects which are very old, and partially lost due to war.
Hi Jessica,
I enjoyed reading this blog post and I do think the points you covered are completely valid. I also liked how you evaluated the strong and weak aspects of U-boats and Q-boats in this post. One thing I think you could have mentioned in this blog was the forms of industrialisation during World War One that covered other domains, like the manufacturing of weapons which contributed to the war effort. However, I did think that this was a very interesting blog post. Good job!
Jessica,
This question-driven blog post is an original approach and could be very effective. It seems that much of the post is focused on technological development, which is a very appropriate focus for our studies, and while related to, is different from industrialization, however.
Some information about naval developments were included with some detail, but not full clarity. Consider developing paragraphs more fully so we can benefit from your knowledge, analysis and perspective. For example, please consider taking on this approach again, and then be sure to thoroughly answer the question posed.