World War II Speech

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I. World War II was the most devastating war in world history. The war resulted in horrific property damage as well as about 17 million military deaths and even more civilian deaths….(click) The devastation of the war was mainly due to the advanced military weapons used, from the infantry on the front line to the ships in the sea and the planes in the sky, these weapons destroyed lives and property in nearly every part of the world. The United States became involved in the war in 1939. (Click) a. The government is constantly coming up with more efficient ways to win wars through technology. World War II was the most devastating war in history. It resulted in major property damage and about 17 million military deaths and more civilian deaths. (click) b. The devastation of the war was due to the advanced technology, from the infantry on the front line to the ships in the sea and the planes in the sky, these weapons destroyed lives and property in nearly every part of the world.(Click)

c. First I will talk about new technologies that the troops on the ground used, next I will discuss the implementation of armored tanks that were used, and finally I talk about the advancements the Navy made during World War II. (Click) II. World War II was a war of the infantry. Hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers fought and died on the front line due to theses following weapons. The allied forces used many different types of firearms throughout the war. The GI's on the front line used rifles, shotguns, machine guns, automatic rifles, mortars, bazookas, recoilless rifles, grenades, sub machine guns, knives, pistols, flamethrowers, armored vehicles and tanks to achieve their objectives. World War II was the introduction for the bazooka, flamethrower,