War in the Industrial Age 1815-1914.

1. How did the kings try to return their armies to their traditional role? The kings of European countries attempted to return their armies to their original forms by returning to the old ways of army standards. They removed all Napoleonic officers from position and instead returned to appointing reliable foreign troops and officers. Many kings returned soldiers to 'being agents of national and social repression.'

2. What were the major developments in military and non-military technology? The major developments in military and non-military technology were: The rifle, and artillery under military technology, and railroads, and the telegraph under non-military technologies.

3. What technologies created a more deadly rifle? There were several technologies that assisted in the making of a deadlier riffle. The invention of the percussion cap, which was developed through the discovery of fulminated mercury, that exploded on impact was one technology. Another, was the Minie Bullet, which was able to be easily dropped down a rifle's barrel and was able to expand when fired to fir the rifle's grooves. Finally there was the invention of the Dreyse rifle, which gave it's user better field advantages and shooting advantages.

4. What increased the firepower of artillery pieces? Artillery pieces had their firepower increased through the ability to convert into simplified forms that produced greater range and accuracy.

5. Summarize five ways railroads aided military campaigns. Railways aided military campaigns in many ways. They sped up the delivery; of armies, of greater troop numbers, and the delivery of supplies to the troops. They also equipped armies with less tired troops who did not have to walk all the way across each battlefield, and they provided a way to remove any sick and injured troops from the battlefields.

6. How did the telegraph both help and hinder generals in the field? The telegraph was both a help and a hindrance to army field generals. Although they provided faster means of informing leaders and commanders of troop information, they also provided newspapers with the ability to bring the public in on the events occurring in the battles that provided the public the ability to speculate over the armies successes and failures.