Form of Defense

World War 1 was the first war that the United States entered. This was also not the last war, but it was also the start of the United States beginning the world's superpower where defense started to change for the better. World War 1 started because in 1914 of June Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist,that caused Europe to go to war with Austria-Hungary. World War 1 also started by (M.A.I.N.) militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. The defense of the United States changed because there are new items. We have weapons, warfare, and communication. This is a result of World War 1 and new forms of defense that created new weapons,warfare, and communication.

First form of defense used in WW1 was the use of weapons. Weapons was not new at this time. There was many new kind of weapons used in WW1. Poison gas is a new weapon because it was a gas that could kill you slowly though your lungs (textbook pg 143). U-boats is another new weapon made and used at this time, u-boats are small submarine that fires torpedos and blow up ships(pg 144). Tanks was also used in WW1, tanks were armed big like car that was not affected by small firearms(pg 144). This was one new form of defense used in WW1.

Second form of defense used in WW1 was type of warfare faced. There was new warfare that happened in WW1. One is  trench warfare, you fought in a trench all day shooting the other team (source # 6). Second warfare that we fought was submarine warfare, this kind of warfare is fought with submarines and it was also used to blow up ships (source # 6). Third combat fought was aerial combat, this warfare was fought in the sky with planes each team would have also shot the enemies buildings and others places (source # 3). This was the second kind of defense used.

Third form of defense used was communication. With communication it was fast and able to send messages to each other ally to tell of enemies location. There was was the telegraph, it was able to send messages to each other (source # 4). There was also radios used as communication because it was able to hear what was going on around the battlefields (source # 4) . Runners would also send messages like a telegraph, but the was slow at times so they stop using them (source # 4). This was the third form of defense used in WW1.

Therefore in conclusion, the defense used in WW1 was the major part in it to help United States to become the world superpower where defense was just the start. The weapon used since then changed. The warfare we faced have been different. Communication used in WW1 have been modified. Thanks to the war the defense have grown over time, each time one better than the last.