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Mobile X-Ray Machines During World War I

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After the completion of World War I in 1918, the world had grieved and witnessed countless deaths and atrocities, and as a result came out changed. To meet ever growing demands and needs, new technologies were invented and developed. Moreover propaganda was used as a form of expression by both opposing sides in the war, it created significant shifts in society for it helped change and shape people’s opinions. Who wouldn’t be able to see how much the world transformed into a different place?
Many new medical and military technologies were developed during World War I by both the Allies and Central Powers, such as mobile X-ray machines. The idea was originally thought of by Marie Cure who as well as others, saw the need for X-ray machines in the war. As the war went on, and the number of causalities rose, people realized that masses of lives could have been saved with a quick X-ray diagnosis. By October 1914, Curie had installed X-ray machines in several trucks and vehicles which toured smaller areas around the western front. By the end of the war, Curie has successfully implanted her machines in over 18 vehicles. Today the mobile X-ray machine is being used all …show more content…

It was a tool used to shape international opinion in the form of newspapers, book and cartoons. Governments throughout World War I dedicated a lot of time and money into producing material designed to manipulate the opinions of people internationally. All counties participating in the war formed posters, cartoons and reasons to justify their actions, this resulted in some of the most powerful and influential propaganda the world has ever seen. An example is a poster created in 1915 by British illustrator Savile Lumley, who designed this infamous guilt inducing poster. The poster was first introduced in 1916 and was created to be used as a tool to guilt men into joining the armed forces by using emotional

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