Artefact Portfolio #2 Technology in WW2 By: Swarnika Selvachandran
War at sea
Both the Allies and Axis powers had access to submarines
Submarines become more advanced in WW2
Germans invented a snorkel that allowed them to recharge the submarine underwater
Radars were also used in submarines, radars would detect size, distance, speed, position and shape of approaching submarine
War at in air
In WW2 a new type of weapon emerged called Rockets
Rockets were created by Germany, rockets made for various deadly attacks on London in the last few days of war
Airplanes were very important for the defeat of Germany in WW2
A very important piece of technology on airplanes were radars, radars could detect the distance, size, approaching speed, position and shape of a nearby aircraft
Multi-engine bombers were a very important aircraft in WW2, these large planes could carry much more artillery than before which would ensure more efficient bombing practices such as saturation bombing
War at land
Nuclear weapons were also introduced in WW2 by
The US created nukes (atomic bomb) which was a game changer at war
These bombs contained a concentrated radio active-material that could easily blow up an entire city
Medicine became much more advanced which was very beneficial for soldiers
A new antibiotic called penicillin was introduced in 1929
penicillin made it so recovery rates of wounded men were much higher, this was revolutionary technology for the war
Penicillin was was used to treat the injured in 1941
