1. Advances in technology during wwii
By khaliyah Williams

2. World War II Technology played an important role in World War II.
Major advances in weaponry, communications, and industry by both sides impacted the way the war was fought and, eventually, the outcome in the war.

3. IN THE AIR Aircrafts Small, fast fighter planes Large bombers
First military helicopters
First jet-powered fighter planes
Planes designed to land & take off from aircraft carriers
Large transport planes

4. IN THE AIR Radar Developed right before the war Used radio waves
Detected enemy aircrafts

5. IN THE OCEAN Aircraft Carriers
Able to launch air attacks from anywhere in the ocean
Became most important ships in the navy
Were like floating islands
Allowed planes to take off and land from anywhere in ocean

6. Explosives Bombs The atomic bomb Germans invented the V-1 and V-2
Allies developed a bouncing bomb
Bunker busters
Cluster bombs
Caused a massive explosion by using nuclear reactions
Largest leap in technology during World War II

7. Communications Secret Codes Enigma Machine
Used to encode and decode messages
Used by the Germans

8. PROPAGANDA There were new technology inventions such as . . .
Microphones
Motion pictures
Radio

9. Medical Technology Penicillin Was first mass produced during the war
Mostly used to treat the venereal diseases
Used to treat infections cause by bacteria

10. References
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