... . The destruction of the castles caused an end to the feudalism system of Europe. From the 1400's to the 1700's gunpowder was refined even more and new weapons such as rifles and pistols were invented. The type of gunpowder used in this time was known as meal or serpentine powder. It was explosive but was very unstable if not stored properly ... broken into small pieces that were put in the barrels of cannons or under rocks to be blown up. This early mixture of gunpowder was called black powder. As small rifles and pistols were developed a new type of black powder was invented. This new ...

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... July 17, 1789. The men and women stormed the Bastille in search of ammunition for their weapons. Earlier that day French peasants raided armories and stole more than 28,000 rifles. The men and women entered the Bastille in search of ammunition but erupted into violent rage when a guard fired into the crowd. They killed the guards and the Governor of ... ...

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... . The reasons however for this are ˜much more political than technological'. The advances in weaponry in the 19TH century with innovations of quick firing artillery, machine-guns and repeating rifles were the cutting edge of the 'new imperialism' abroad. Russia's remarkable economic recovery upset the military equilibrium. Not only did spending on arms increase, but also steps were taken to ... ...

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... and had its aims and purposes. Did this type of strategy achieve its aim? Due to improved mechanisms of warring, the path to trenches seemed inevitable. The invention of magazine rifles, increased range and accuracy of rifled artillery, and the power weapons to destroy things more and from a farther distance led to the strategy of hiding from the enemy. The invention ... ...

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... in the US during the war) - Farmers grew enough crops to feed the US and all its Allies - planes, bombers, tanks, scout cars and carriers, armored cars, trucks, light vehicles, rifles and side-arms, machine guns, artillery and ammo were produced in factories - production during the war was 75% greater than in peacetime - US financed the war by taxes and war ... ...

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