Technology of Warfare (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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What key impact did technology have on warfare during WWII?
What key impact did technology have on warfare during WWII?
Made warfare more dangerous than before
Which German military force particularly used tanks for blitzkrieg tactics?
Which German military force particularly used tanks for blitzkrieg tactics?
German Wehrmacht
What revolutionary feature made the Soviet T-34 tank superior in protection?
What revolutionary feature made the Soviet T-34 tank superior in protection?
Sloped armour
What were the M4 Sherman's key advantages for Allied success?
What were the M4 Sherman's key advantages for Allied success?
Numbers and mechanical reliability
What limited the numbers of German Tiger and Panther tanks?
What limited the numbers of German Tiger and Panther tanks?
Complexity and high production costs
What was the Manhattan Project?
What was the Manhattan Project?
Secret Allied atomic weapons project
When were atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
When were atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
August 1945
What post-war era did the nuclear bomb help set the stage for?
What post-war era did the nuclear bomb help set the stage for?
The Cold War
Which British aircraft proved crucial in the Battle of Britain?
Which British aircraft proved crucial in the Battle of Britain?
Spitfire and Hurricane
What did strategic bombing campaigns target?
What did strategic bombing campaigns target?
Enemy industrial and civilian targets
Why didn't the German Messerschmitt Me 262 jet significantly alter the war's outcome?
Why didn't the German Messerschmitt Me 262 jet significantly alter the war's outcome?
It came too late
What was ASDIC sonar crucial for in the Battle of the Atlantic?
What was ASDIC sonar crucial for in the Battle of the Atlantic?
Locating and destroying German U-boats