Analysis should include
- identifying technologies that might include
- automatic rifles
- machine guns
- airplanes
- tanks
- submarines
- trinitrotoluene (TNT) and other explosives
- missiles/rocketry
- atom bomb/nuclear weapons
- targeting systems
- global positioning systems (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS)
- communication systems
- sonar
- radar
- military events that led to the use of specific technologies
- the effect of technologies on military outcomes
- the continuing influence of military technologies on society (e.g., communications, transportation).
Process/Skill Questions:
- What techniques might one use to compare and analyze technological advancements?
- What technology gives an advantage in daily situations?
- What are some disadvantages of a recent technological advancement?