Warfare Timeline

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  • 3500 BCE

    Humans first used the bow and arrow

    They were more powerful and accurate than the other weapons. They were used for hunting mostly.
  • 3000 BCE

    When horses were first domesticated

    Horses were very important by their way of transportation, and their way of pulling wagons ect.
  • 2000 BCE

    When humans first used spears

    The spears were important, because they were used for hunting and fishing. They were one of the first weapons invented.
  • Period: 1184 BCE to 1194

    - Trojan Wars

    This war was against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably Homer's Iliad.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 405 BCE

    - The Peloponnesian War

    This war was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
  • 300 BCE

    The development of trebuchet

    This was like a slingshot. They used this to catapult things over in war.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    - Punic Wars

    Three wars fought between Rome and Carthage. At the time they were some of the largest wars.
  • 904

    Invention of gunpowder

    This was a very important war material. This was a explosive chemical.
  • Period: 1095 to 1492

    Crusades

    A series of religious wars given approval by the Latin Church in the medieval period.
  • 1200

    The development of the hand cannon

    The hand cannon was one of the first "guns" before the hand pistol was invented. They used these hand cannons in war pretty often.
  • 1300

    The invention of the longbow

    The longbow was used to get a further shot, and was very important back then. It was used for hunting and more. Very good way of shooting long range back then.
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    - One Hundred Years War

    A series of conflicts that consisted of the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the French House of Valois. They would fight over the right to rule the Kingdom of France. Both sides gained a lot of allies.
  • 1500

    The development of the matchlock gun

    A gun like a muskett, but was not really meant for war. It was a pretty slow process of shooting the gun.
  • Period: 1519 to 1521

    Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire

    The conquistadors overthrew the Aztec Empire.
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    - Thirty Years War

    This war was a religious civil war between the Protestants and Roman Catholics in Germany that engaged the Austrian Habsburgs and the German princes. The war soon developed into a devastating struggle for the balance of power in Europe.
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    - English Civil War

    A series of civil wars, and political machinations. The wars were against the Parliamentarians and the Royalists, usually caused by England's government.

  • The development of the first submarine

    It was very useful underwater. They were to carry aircrafts, and/or military weapons.
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    - Napoleonic Wars

    A series of wars against the French Empire and its allies. The French were led by Napoleon l, and they went against the Europeans, which were very powerful. The Europeans were usually led by the United Kingdom.

  • The development of the revolver handgun

    This was a more advanced gun, but still lacked very long distances. Still, very useful in war.
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    The Taiping Rebellion

    A massive rebellion between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
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    - The American Civil War

    A fight between the North and the South about the disagreeing of black enslavement.

  • The invention of the first iron-clad warship

    This was an iron warship, that would take down the wooden ships in war a lot easier.

  • The invention of the first machine gun

    This would shoot rapidly, and was very fast. This was extremely useful in war.
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    - Boxer Rebellion

    "A Chinese secret organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising in northern China against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there."
    https://www.history.com/topics/china/boxer-rebellion
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    - World War I

    This was after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Different conflicts were going on as well.

  • The development of the first tank.

    This was a big vehicle that shot out of the top and was very useful in war to take down the enemies. The tanks were pretty durable too.
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    - Russian Civil War

    "The Russian Civil War was to tear Russia apart for three years – between 1918 and 1921. The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin's Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, for a short time, foreign nations." [link text] (https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/russia-1900-to-1939/the-russian-civil-war/]
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    - World War II

    This war was against the U.S. and Germany and more countries. The cause was Adolf Hitler. Britain declared war on Germany. Germany had an unprovoked attack on Poland.

  • The use of the first atomic bomb

    A massive explosive bomb. Very important if in war you want to kill a big mass at a certain time.
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    - Cold War

    A war between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World War II. The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.

  • When the first hydrogen bomb was first tested

    A very big explosive bomb that was at very high temperatures. Important to kill a large mass.

  • - The development of the anti-satellite laser

    Used to destroy enemy satellites. Very useful to block them of knowing where you are or they are.
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    - Rwandan Genocide

    The genocide against the Tutsi, was a mass slaughter of Tutsi, Twa, and moderate Hutu in Rwanda.
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    - Second Congo War

    Democratic Republic of the Congo took power.The war and its aftermath had caused 5.4 million deaths, principally through disease and starvation, making the Second Congo War the deadliest conflict worldwide since World War II.

  • - The development of the M.O.A.B. (Mother of all bombs)

    A massive bomb first used in the Iraq war. Super important to war.