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3500 BCE
When humans first used bow/arrow
It made long ranged combat and attacks strategies. -
3300 BCE
The invention of the longbow
The longbow made it possible for men to shoot more arrows in a minute than crossbows and a regular bow and arrow -
3000 BCE
When horses were first domesticated
When horses were first domesticated, it made battles easier to fight, and safer to fight, and it became faster to attack enemies. -
Period: 750 BCE to 1184 BCE
Trojan Wars
A war between the Greeks and the people of Troy, the strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen -
Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE
The Peloponnesian war
The peloponnesian War was fought between greek city-states of Athens and Sparta, Athens ended up losing the war. -
Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE
Punic Wars
A series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage. -
200 BCE
The development of the Trebuchet
The Trebuchet was the first introduction of a form of artillery, and it can create a large mass of damage, and take out other enemies settlements -
904
The invention of gunpowder
The explosive invention would become for almost every weapon used in war. -
Period: 1095 to 1492
Crusades
The Crusades were organized by Western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion -
Period: 1337 to 1453
One Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years war was fought between France and England during the late Middle Ages -
1450
The development of matchlock gun
The matchlock was the first firearm with a trigger on it, it made it easier for men to battle from far away without getting hurt. -
Period: 1519 to 1521
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The spanish under the leadership of conquistador Hernan Cortes, conquered the Aztec Empire -
1560
The development of the first hand cannon
The hand cannon was mainly used for ship battles and protection, it made taking down naval battles possible for any country -
Period: to
Thirty Years War
A battle among the Catholic and Protestant states that formed the Holy Roman Empire -
The development of the first submarine
The first submarine made underwater recon and underwater stealth attacks possible, countries would use these things to strike an attack and not be counter attacked by the enemy, unless they had a submarine of their own. -
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English Civil war
The English Civil War was a period armed conflict political turmoil between 1642 and 1660 which pitted supporters of Parliament against the Crown. -
Period: to
The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were wars which were fought during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte over France. -
The development of the revolver handgun
The revolver handgun was the first multi shot handgun, it made firearm battles easier to fight, and made those battles to where soldiers didn't have to reload after every shot. -
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The Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a revolt against Qing dynasty in China, fought with religious conviction over regional economic conditions. -
The invention of the first iron-clad warship
The first ironclad warship made naval battles more intense and could hit an enemy ship from far away, with better accuracy, and had more protection with the metal hull. -
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The American civil war
The war was about slavery, but primarily about its economic consequences. -
The invention of the first machine gun
Once the machine was introduced into warfare, machine guns caused major casualties really quick right off the bat in the war. -
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Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-imperialists uprising of peasants in Northern China between autumn 1899 -
Period: to
World War I
World War I began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania Japan, and the Unites States. -
The development of the first tank
The first tank had the power to withstand bombardment, machine gun fire, barbed wires. -
Period: to
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a civil war fought between several groups in Russia -
Period: to
World War II
World War II was fought between the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers, it was the deadliest war in all of human history. -
The use of the first atomic bomb
Atomic bombs had the power to destroy cities and enemy bases with one drop. -
Period: to
Cold War
They fought a war of ideas called the Cold War. The soviet Union was a communists country. In communism, the government controls production and resources. -
when the first hydrogen was first tested
The first hydrogen bomb made warfare tactics more advanced, and made bombs more powerful and mobile. -
The development of the first anti-satellite laser
The anti-satellite laser made it possible for countries not to just physically fight, but fight through technology. -
Period: to
Rwandan Genocide
A conflict beginning in 1990 between the Hutu-led government and the Rwandan Patriotic front. -
Period: to
Second Congo War
The talk centered on two issues. One of them being was the withdrawal of the estimated 20,000 Rwandan soldiers -
The development of the M.A.O.B.
The M.O.A.B. made the advancement of bombs possible, and made bombs more powerful