European nations, besides waging wars among themselves, used their superior technology to subjugate and colonise other nations.
These have had effects both on the society and the nature of warfare. In the modern age, which is normally accepted to have begun after the French Revolution, systematic research in sciences has enabled development of new technology and innovations for both military and civilian use. Technology has always been used to produce improved tools of warfare. For this reason, a vast amount of human creative effort has been poured into extending the range, increasing the fire power, and accelerating the speed of weapons and of armies. 1 ∺rmies that could reach further, hit harder, and get there faster usually won, while the range-restricted, less well-armed, and slower armies lost. Impact of Technology on Conduct of Warfare
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