Warfare Timeline

  • 200,000 BCE

    FIrst use of spears by humans

    The use of spears introduced us to the world of weapons used to defend ourselves and hunt.
  • 20,000 BCE

    when humans first used bows and arrows

    The introduction of the bow and arrows gave us a quicker way to hunt and kill, and gave us more distance to do so from.
  • 3000 BCE

    when horses were first domesticated

    The first domesticated horses were used to pull carriages, to ride, and to carry men into battle.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    The peloponnesian war

    The peloponnesian war was an ancient Greek war, fought by the Delian league against the peloponnesian league. The war was fought due to long term disagreement and the Athenians control of the Delians.
  • 300 BCE

    the development of the trebuchet

    The trebuchet helped to put even more distance between whatever was being hunted, because it worked as a sort of catapult that launched things.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    Punic Wars

    The punic wars were a series of 3 wars fought between rome and carthage, to secure control over the strategic islands of corsica and sicily.
  • 700

    the invention of gunpowder

    Gunpowder was invented in China, originally being used for medical purposes, then around 904 AD used as a weapon.
  • Period: 1095 to 1492

    Crusades

    The crusades were a series of religious wars waged by the latin church.
  • 1180

    Invention of the longbow

    The longbow was helpful in the fact that it could deliver 6 arrows per minute at 300-400 yards. They were also easy to make.
  • 1326

    when the first hand cannon was invented

    Despite the in-accuracy of the handcannon, because of the loud sound and the brute power, it was widely used playing a key role in the advancement of weaponry as a whole.
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    The hundred years war

    The hundred years war was a series of conflicts fought by the house of plantagenet and the french house of valois for the right to rule the kingdom of France.
  • 1440

    Development of the matchlock gun

    The matchlock gun was the first firearm with a trigger,.
  • Period: 1519 to 1521

    Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire

    The spanish conquest was led by Hernàn Cortès and was one of the primary events in the spanish colonization of the Americas.
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    Thirty years war

    The thirty years war was a war fought mostly in central Europe and was one of the most destructive conflicts ever. The war was a religious war between the germans.
  • Development of the submarine

    submarines gave a new way to attack enemies.
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    English Civil War

    The english civil war, was a war fought between parliamentarians and Royalists, over the manner of england's governance.
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    Napoleonic Wars

    The napoleonic wars were fought by the french empire and napoleon against an array of european powers and great britain. The wars were fought for european supremacy.
  • development of the revolver hand gun

    The revolvers made it possible for a gun to be fired multiple times without being reloaded, making shooting a target easier.
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    The taiping rebellion

    The taiping rebellion was a civil war waged in southern china against the ruling dynasty, fought with religious conviction against the god worshipping society.
  • invention of the first ironclad warship

    Ironclad warships changed the naval warfare game, the iron ships could beat the old wooden ones with eases causing everyone to switch.
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    The american civil war

    The american civil war was fought between the north and the south. The starting of the war was the result of multiple outstanding disagreements, such as, enslavement of black people, states rights, industry vs. farming ect.
  • development of the machine gun

    The development of the machine gun changed warfare and the way battles were fought. It created more strategies, and made it easier to kill.
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    Boxer rebellion

    The boxer rebellion was an anti-imperialism, anti-foreign, and anti-christian rebellion that took place in china.
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    World War 1

    World War 1 was a war fought between the central powers and the allied powers, initially beginning due to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
  • development of the tank

    The development of the tank helped with casualties due to its durability, and it allowed for sides to enter enemy territories.
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    World War 2

    World War 2 was fought by the axis powers and the allied powers, because of Adolf Hitler taking over germany.
  • first use of the atomic bomb

    The atomic bomb was one of the first looks into nuclear war.
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    Cold War

    The cold war was a war that was fought by the united states and its allies against the soviet union due to tensions between the two countries.
  • The hydrogen bombs first test

    The hydrogen bombs first test gave even more insight into the power that the US had/has.
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    Russian Civil War

    The Russian civil war was fought by many russian parties to determine russia's political future.
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    Rwanda Genocide

    The rwandan genocide was a mass slaughter of the Tutsi, Twa, and Hutu, in Rwanda.
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    Second Congo war

    The second Congo war began in the Democratic Republic of Congo and after a long period of stalemate the transitional government of the Democratic Republic of Congo took control.
  • Development of the M.O.A.B

    The M.O.A.B is one of the largest non-nuclear bombs.