Transcript Group 7

Visitor Brochure
Weapons and
technology in Art
Institutions
Museum Entrance
Science of Weapons
during WWII
Weapons of WWII in
Literature
Movements of
Weapons
Welcome to the Museum of
Weapons And Technology Of WWII
Curator’s
Offices
Group #7 WWII- Weapons and Technology
Monica Okopal, Kailey Smith, Abby Childs, Megha
Curator’s
Office
Mummalaneni
Our weapons and technology museum
answers the driving question because without
the weapons in World War II we wouldn’t
have any of the weapons or technology we
have today. Like nuclear warfare has come
out of World War II because of the atomic
bomb. We've memorialized the people who
created the weapons and technology in our
museum because without them we wouldn’t
have our museum.
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Movements of Weapons
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Weapons and technology in Art
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Weapons of WWII in Literature
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Science of Weapons during WWII
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Institutions
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Artifact 1- MG 08
The Machinegenewehr 08 was a German
standard weapon and is another adaption to
Hiram S. Maxim’s original 1884 Maxim Gun.
This gun became popular in the 1900’s when
Hiram Maxim had introduced the weapon to
the German army in 1887. This exact gun (the
MG 08) has been improved since then to make
it easier to use.
http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detack.asp?sm
allarms-id=132
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Artifact 2- German 88
This German invention known as the “eightyeight” was originally made as antitank weapon
but also doubled as an antiaircraft and a direct
fire gun. The 88 was designed by engineers in
Sweden. This weapon was mostly known and
used in Germany. The first 88 was officially
called the 8.8 cm. Flak 18 and went through
many improvements till it finally landed on the
8.8 cm. Flak 37. The main use of this weapon
was to be launched off an aircraft defense
cannon.
http://armedforcesmuseam.com/advancements-intechnology-in-world-war-ii/
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Artifact 3- German Rifle
In 1940, some form of a semi-automatic rifle,
with a higher rate of fire than existing bolt
action rifle models was invented. It was called
a German Rifle, or a Gewehr 41. This weapon
was used by the Nazis of Germany during
World War II. These rifles would see high
attrition rate on the eastern front. Not many of
these rifles survived the war making them
extremely scarce, and valuable for collectors.
http://deadliestfiction.wikia.com/Gewehr.41/43
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Artifact 4- FG 42
The Fallschirmjagergergewehr more commonly
known as the FG 42 was made for airborne
infantry in 1942. This weapons was used very
seldom and in small amounts during World War
II. This weapon had to go through many
changes before it was ever allowed to be sold
and used, on of the official changes were to
install used chromenickle steel to make the
weapon more sturdy.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/german-ww2rifles/german-fg-42/
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Artifact 5- Man The Guns
Man the Guns, Join the Army: Masculine
strength was common theme in American
propaganda posters during WW2. These
posters show powerful men holding up
machines to illustrate the power America held.
This poster shows American muscle on proud
display in war. This poster also shows how
much propaganda influenced the advance in
weaponry during World War II.
http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3301/acrobat/pers
uasion.pdf
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Artifact 6- We Can Do It
This famous poster involves a woman dressed
in overalls and wearing a bandana showing off
her strength. Posters like these were used as
symbols of patriotic womanhood. They were
also used to revise the image of feminism,
which now incorporated uniforms and tools. It
was meant to show how women were
assuming more powerful positions and
becoming their own weapons.
http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3301/acrobat/pers
uasion.pdf
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Artifact 7- Our Homes Are in Danger Now
Poster makers used fear to mobilize Americans
and to persuade them to join the war to protect
their families and the ones they loved. They
also used fear posters to make enemy
countries appear as if they were in arms reach
of the country. On top of that they scared
people into thinking the other countries
weaponry and technology was far ahead of
ours, making us want to fight to protect our
families.
http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3301/acrobat/pers
uasion.pdf
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Artifact 8- United We Win
This poster was used to pass on the idea that a
segregated nation would not win the war, as
opposed to a nation that was divided by
segregation. The majority of African Americans
signed up to participate in the war, which
helped with discrimination. It shows that we
have to bond together and use our heads, and
technology in order to win the war.
http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/tdugas/ids3301/acrobat/pers
uasion.pdf
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Artifact 9- Japanese Mega Submarine
This gigantic submarine was found off the
coast of Oahu. It has recently been found and
has been missing since 1946. The day it sunk
a torpedo hit the edge of it and it sunk at a
steep angle until it reached the bottom. Japan
was supposed to use this ship to attack the
Panama Canal during World War II, but
unfortunately it sunk before it was able to.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article2517395/Lost-ww2-Japanese-mega-submarine-nearHawaii.html
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Artifact 10- U-Boat Story
This is one of the most well known stories
about a U-Boat during World War II. Back
during World War II John F. Kennedy and his
crew had a U-Boat named the PT-109 when a
different boat (the Amagari) struck the side of
their boat and split it in half. Nine of the people
in the boat survived and Andrew Jackson
Kirksey and Harold Mainey dissapeared. The
nine that survived abandoned the boat and
swam to the nearest island, 3.5 miles away.
www.jfklibrary/org/JFK/JFK-in-History/John-F-Kennedyand-PT109
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Artifact 11- Super Marine Spitfire
This popular single seat fighter aircraft is called
the Super Marine Spitfire, it was used by the
allied forces during World War II. At the end of
the war Britain issued military orders that said
they had to put the spitfires in crates, grease
them, wrap them and bury them. In this day
and age there are only about 35 working
spitfires out of the original 21,000 built.
www.fownews.com/world/2013/01/10/encouragingdiscovery-in-Burmese-search-for-long-buried-wwiispitfires/
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Artifact 12- Radar
By September 1939 both Great Britain and
Germany had functioning radars. Almost
everyone used a radar during World War II,
they were built to see for hundreds of miles. It
worked by sending out a radio wave and
analyzing the reflected wave after it bounced
off any objects in the air.
www.pbs.org/transitor/background1/events/radar.html
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Artifact 13- The Atomic Bomb
The first atomic bomb was created July 16,
1945, in the same day it was ready to be
detonated. It was extremely destructive and
dangerous to everyday society, though the
atomic bomb monopoly didn’t last long. In
1949, the soviets had developed their own
atomic bomb, marking the beginning of the
nuclear arms race.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-conductsfirst-test-of-the-atomic-bomb
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Artifact 14- Tanks
The M4 Sherman Tank was used in World War
II, mainly by the Allied Nations. The main gun
that was mounted on top was able to fir e with
decent accuracy even when the tank was
moving. This led to the tanks high demand,
more than 50,000 M4 Sherman tanks were
made and sold during World War II.
CHANGE PICTURE
http://armedforcesmuseam.com/top-ten-tanks-of-wwii/
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Artifact 15- German V-1 Bomb
The German V-1 Bomb is a pilotless, jet fueled
plane that flew by an air-driven gyroscope and
a magnetic compass. It was capable of
unleashing up to a ton of cruise missile
explosives. But Germans often missed their
target because of their clumsiness and their
ability to not make clear decisions.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-launch-v1rocket-attack-against-britain
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Artifact 16- Submachine Gun
The m3 Submachine Gun was designed by a
man named George Hude in 1942. Its aim was
to replace the Thompson Submachine Gun.
Between the years of 1942 and 1945, 600,000
m3 Machine Guns were manufactured. These
guns are only able to fire automatically, they
were operated by blowback and fired from an
open bolt. They were named “grease guns”
because they looked like mechanics tools.
http://ww2db.com/weapon.php?q=51
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Artifact 17- France During World War II
France joined Great Britain in an attempt to
stop the reign of the Nazis. But this attempt
failed. Later, after Germany invaded Poland,
France declared war on them in September of
1939. However, this war did not last long and
on June 17, 1940, France surrendered to
Germany.
www.worldwar2history.info/II/in/France.html
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Artifact 18- Society in the U.S. During
WWII
After the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7,
1941, the U.S declared war on Japan and was
thrust into some drastic changes. Food, gas,
and clothing were rationed so that American
soldiers’ could have more of those things once
they were deployed. Japanese Americans
were stripped of their rights and were taken to
prison camps that were complete with barbed
wire and barracks. And more American woman
joined the work force to help compensate for
the deploy of all the men.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/ushome-front-during-world-war-ii
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Artifact 19- Britain During World War II
Along with France, Great Britain declared
war on Germany in September of 1939.
During the first four months of the war,
German U-Boats sank more than 100
vessels during a heated battle at sea
between both countries’ navies. The war
ended for Great Britain on May 8, 1945
when Germany surrendered to the Allies
after the grueling battle on June 6, 1944,
known as D-Day.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/worldwar-ii-history
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Artifact 20- Soviet Union During World
War II
At the beginning of the war, their leader,
Joseph Stalin, signed an agreement with
Germany that would prevent attacks on
Germany from the Soviets when they invaded
Poland. The agreement also meant that the
Soviets would assist in conquering and dividing
Poland. On September 17 in 1939, Soviet
troops invaded Poland from the east while
Germany invaded from the west. After the
invasion of Poland, on June 6, 1944, Soviet
troops advanced into some of Germany’s
territory while other Allied forces were fighting
against Germany’s troops on the beaches of
Normandy. Soviet troops then occupied most
of Germany and by that point, Germany
officially surrendered.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/worldwar-ii-history
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Artifact 21- Panzerfaust 30
The Panzerfaust 30 is an anti-tank weapon
made during World War II. It was used from
1943 to the end of the war. It was operated by
a single soldier, and had propellant that
consisted of black powder. Most of the
countries in the war used the man-portable
anti-tank
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzerfaust
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Artifact 22- P38
This gun is a semi-automatic pistol that was a
direct replacement for the famous Pistol
Parabellum. This pistol had a unique design, it
included a hammer so nothing could snag on it,
there were only a few of these AP models
manufactures. It was this design that was able
to pass the German regulations for the army.
http://militaryfactory.com/smallarms/details.asp?smallarm
s_id=55
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Artifact 23- Panther Tank
The development of the Panther Tank started
in 1941, and it was sent to the front line in
1943. The Panther saw its first battle at Kursk,
and it is very popular with Germany and other
German weapons. This tank remained with
Germany until the end of 1943, then was
recalled when the Panther II was introduced.
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/vehiclesarmor/p/panth
er.htm
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Back Wall Artifact- The Bazooka
The bazooka was one of the first anti-tank
weapons used by the United States Armed
Forces in World War II. The bazooka was
named that for its resemblance to an
instrument. It was extremely effective, it was so
good that the germans copied it and created
their own version called the Panzerschreck.
The bazooka could be found in all theatres of
war during World War II and in other wars.
http://www.world-war-2.info/weapons/wp_11.php
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