The Army, Navy, and Airforce modernized following World War 1
Although World War 1 was supposed to be "the war to end all wars", the underlying tensions remained. Post war the major military powers
evaluated the lessons of WW1 and embarked on a round of rearmament with new and superior weapons.
Treaties were implemented to try and ensure balance in weaponry between the major powers but beligerents like Germany and Japan had a separate agenda.
Disarmament was a major political issue in the early 1920's and delegates from all the major combatants of the war met to try and agree on a reduction in weapons. While the public were in favor of disarmament, politicians and military chiefs manouvred to position their armed forces to best advantage, knowing that underlying unresolved tensions would resurface in the form of further conflict.
World War 1 highlighted the benefits of air power and the growing vulnerability of shipping to aerial attack. Massive battleships with huge firepower had ruled the seas for decades with flotillas of smaller ships in support. Air superiority was now recognized as a major factor in winning battles on land and on sea. To provide air cover and attack capability at sea required a new type of ship - the aircraft carrier".
Treaties were implemented to try and ensure balance in weaponry between the major powers but beligerents like Germany and Japan had a separate agenda.
Disarmament was a major political issue in the early 1920's and delegates from all the major combatants of the war met to try and agree on a reduction in weapons. While the public were in favor of disarmament, politicians and military chiefs manouvred to position their armed forces to best advantage, knowing that underlying unresolved tensions would resurface in the form of further conflict.
World War 1 highlighted the benefits of air power and the growing vulnerability of shipping to aerial attack. Massive battleships with huge firepower had ruled the seas for decades with flotillas of smaller ships in support. Air superiority was now recognized as a major factor in winning battles on land and on sea. To provide air cover and attack capability at sea required a new type of ship - the aircraft carrier".