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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
military advancement
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Jan 1, 1512
Creation of the Militia
The militia was to protect them from native americans and other European countries. The militiamen were required to provide and maintain their own gun. -
Continental Army
colonists created the second contnentil congress which created the continentil army. -
The continentil navy was created
Congress voted to fit 2 sailing vessels, armed with 10 carriage guns and swivel guns. They sailed by eighty men crews. -
continentel navy was dispanded after the war.
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U.S. coast guard
The coast guard is the longest servering seagoing service. -
3rd Amendment
the military can no longer quater, house soldiers in a civilian home without the owners consent. -
cival war
Confederates fired on fort sumner starting the war. -
WW1
The united staes entered WW1. -
six ton tank
the six ton tank was the first us tank adopted by the us army. -
1911
the 1911 was the pistol that the military adopted in 1924. it was the longest serving hand gun, and replaced by the M9 berretta. -
WW2
Japan bombed pearl harbor driving us into the war. -
Napalm
Napalm was created as a petroleom based jelly, that was very flamable and sticky. -
Atomic Bomb
The united staes dropped the atomic bomb on japan. -
Cold War
The cold war started between the soviet union and the united states. Neither wanting to push the button to destroy the world. -
Air force
The air force sepperated from the army. -
Thermonuclear
The hydrogen bomb was created but never used in war, i hope it stays that way. -
Helicopter
The helicopter was masss produced for the military use. -
M16
the m16 was adopted by the army and the airforce as the standerd issue weapong for the vietnam war. this has been the longest serving weapong for the military. -
911
The twin towers were bombed, which was used to start the war on terror. -
Flamethrowers
the Flame thrower was banned from military use along with many other inciderrayry weapons, in the us military.
