The following numbers include ALL belligerents. Tanks, 279,670; Artillery, 1,094,823; Mortars, 1,030,802; Machine Guns, 5,803,347; Trucks, 3,655,213; Aircraft, 822,379.
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War material. Steel, copper, oil, lead are needed to make war material.AnswerStrictly speaking it's materiel. Materiel are "goods of war" like tanks, clothing, aeroplanes etc. These require raw materials for manufacture, naturally enough. Materiel refers to objects, material to matter.
Essentially, Germany, Italy, and Japan lost World War II because they ran out of resources. They lost too many men and materiel to win.
It was to blocade Confederate ports and intercept war materiel from Europe.
Yes. The Great Depression was already abating before World War 2 began, but World War 2 expedited the process greatly. Suddenly, everyone had employment, and production of war materiel completely revived the depressed economy.
A lot.
Munitions means materiel used in war, such as weaponry and ammunition, such as bullets, artillery shells etc. The word is more often than not used in the plural form.
A Lot of Oil.
Pretty much anyone involved in the war.
Both wars fielded millions of men; advancements in technology made the business of killing most efficient; railroads were used to provide the greatest mobility of men and materiel; and although, with all the advancements made, tactics were little changed
The US role in World War Two was to defeat Germany, Italy, and Japan. As the strongest member of the allied nations, both militarily and economically, the U.S. shaped military strategy, committed troops and ships to battle, and provided its allies with war materiel.
One of the reasons the American Civil War was considered the first "modern war" is because the railroads were used for great mobility, quickly moving men and materiel where they were most needed
The US role in World War Two was to defeat Germany, Italy, and Japan. As the strongest member of the allied nations, both militarily and economically, the U.S. shaped military strategy, committed troops and ships to battle, and provided its allies with war materiel.