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3500 BCE
When humans first started using bow/arrow
The use of the bow and arrow, has spread for thousands of years, throughout history. It was adapted through many cultures and various countries. -
3500 BCE
When horses were first domesticated
Domesticated horses were used as a mean of transportation, during war or hunting. It was such a big deal, because they could travel long distances, without stopping. Making traveling to battle easier. -
Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE
Greco Persian Wars
Greco Persian Wars, a series of wars fought by Greek states, and Persia, for over half a century. The Athens empire grew, which led to the Greek victory. -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
The Peloponnesian war
The Peloponnesian were fought between the cities of Athens and Sparta. The war ended by Athens losing and ending the Golden Age of Ancient Greek. -
300 BCE
Development of Trebuchet
It was used as a Medieval siege attack weapon. The trebuchet was used to ensure that the catapult could have the greatest effect. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
The Punic Wars, was a series of wars fought by the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) Empire. Resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its people, and Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean. -
633
Invention of the longbow
The longbow helped add archers into several militaries, allowing defensive mechanisms. The longbows were serious weapons, and created immense power. -
850
Invention of Gunpowder
It affected the way battles were fought and borders were drawn through the middle ages. It permanently altered the way humans wage war. -
Period: 1095 to 1492
Crusades
The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. The objective was to stop the expansion of Muslim states, and to reclaim for Christianity the Holy Land in the Middle East. As well as, capture territories that once belonged to to Christians -
1298
The first hand cannon
The hand cannon revolutionized the way armies fought wars, and was the ending to the Medieval period, and beginning of the Renaissance. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
One Hundred Years War
One Hundred Years War, was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. It actually lasted 116 years.The war started off because of the death of Charles IV of France. Due to the fact he died without a male heir, the two countries went to war. -
Period: Feb 1, 1519 to 1521
The Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes and his army, driven by gold-lust and religious fervor, began the conquest of the Aztec empire. By 1521, the city of Tenochtitlan was ruined and three emperors were dead or captured . -
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Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War, was fought in Central Europe, which was also one of the most destructive conflicts in human history. It resulted in more than eight million fatalities, from military, violence, famine, and plague. -
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English Civil War
The English Civil War, was a period of conflict and political turmoil which grounded supporters of the Parliament against the Crown, the trial and execution of Charles 1, the replacement of the monarchy with the Commonwealth of England, as well as the rise of Oliver Cromwell to a military dictatorship, and restoration of the monarchy. -
Development of the Flintlock musket
The flintlock musket, was an improvement from the matchlock. For example, an open flame was no longer needed and replaced with a tiny spark -
Development of the first submarine
Submarines changed the war because it made it easier to attack people, by going under water. -
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars, were wars fought during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte over France. The series of wars started shortly after the French Revolution. The wars changed the European Military System. -
Development of the hand revolver
The hand revolver made protection easier, and was extremely mostly used throughout the industrial revolution. -
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The Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a revolt against the Qing dynasty in China, was fought because the religious conviction over economic conditions. The rebellion failed, and led to 20 million deaths, and is considered one of the most deadly. -
Invention of the ironclad warship
Ironclad warship signified the beginning of modern warfare in the naval field. -
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The American Civil War
The north and south differed on economic issues, even though the war was about slavery, it primarily about economic consequences.The war ended by the north winning and slavery being abolished. -
Development of the machine gun
Machine guns really made their debut during World War 1, they helped change armies tactics, as well as, moving the armies away from mass formations. -
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Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, was an anti-imperialist uprising of peasants in northern China between, that was aimed at foreign interlopers their religions and strange cultures. The end result was a victory for the alliance -
Period: to
World War 1
The war began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. During the conflict, the central powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire) fought against the Allied powers ( Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States). The war ended with the Allied Powers taking the win. -
Development of the first fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft was the only way to obtain information pass enemy trenches, they were essential for finding where the enemy was based. -
Development of the tank
They allowed military to go places they couldn't like a certain terrain or crush barb wire. They were also used a lot for certain defense tactics. -
Period: to
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War, was a civil war fought between many groups in Russia.The fighting was between the Red army and the White army. The red army was communist. The Red army actually won the war due to the fact that their army was better-organized and they held their territory. -
Period: to
World War 2
World War 2 was fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allied Powers (Britain, United States, Soviet Union, France). The war began when the political takeover of Germany by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi army. The US joined after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The war ended with the surrender of the Axis Powers. -
The use of the first atomic bomb
The atomic bomb began the mass production of nuclear weapons due to the fact that it was capable of mass destruction. -
Development of the AK-47
The AK-47 has powered some of the most dramatic revolutions of the last half century or so. -
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Cold War
The Cold War, restricted rivalry that happened after WW2 between the US and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The war waged on political, economical, and propaganda fronts, and had limited weapons. -
When the first hydrogen bomb was tested
The US tested the first hydrogen bomb shortly before the US and the USSR agreed to limit nuclear testing -
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Rwandan Genocide
During the Rwandan Genocide, members of the Hutu ethnic group in east-central African nation, murdered as many as 84.000, of the Tutsi minority. Started by the Hutu nationalist, grew at a fast rate, with increasing brutality. -
Period: to
Second Congo War
The Second Congo War, the war officially ended July 2003, when the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo took over. In 2008, the war and its aftermath caused 5.4 million deaths, because of disease and starvation, its the second deadliest conflict worldwide since WW2. -
The development of the M.O.A.B
Pentagon officials say that the MOAB might be used as a anti-personnel weapon.