Weapons and Technology (1850-1900)

Question 1

What was rifling?

Answer 1

Spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel

Question 2

What was the point of rifling?

Answer 2

Allowed the bullet to be more accurate

Question 3

What were Minié bullets?

Answer 3

Bullets which expanded to grip the grooves on the inside of of the barrel

Question 4

What were percussion caps an alternative to?

Answer 4

Flint or matches used to fire a gun

Question 5

What were the advantages to percussion caps?

Answer 5

Can be used in wet weather

Speeds up loading time

Question 6

What were breech loading guns

Answer 6

Guns that could be loaded near the trigger

Question 7

What was special about the bullets in breech loading guns?

Answer 7

Bullet contained both powder and shot

Question 8

What were the advantages of breech loading guns?

Answer 8

Quicker to load

Soldier less exposed when loading

Question 9

Give 2 examples of machine guns

Answer 9

Gatlin gun

Maxim gun

Question 10

How many rounds per minute could these 2 machine guns fire?

Answer 10

Gatlin gun- 150 rpm

Maxim gun- 500 rpm

Question 11

When was the British army issued machine guns?

Answer 11

1889

Question 12

What new material was used to make cannons?

Answer 12

Steel

Question 13

Give an example of a new artillery weapon and its advantages

Answer 13

Whitworth cannon
Quicker firing
3 mile range

Question 14

What 2 new technologies was introduced to artillery?

Answer 14

Smokeless gunpowder and explosive shells

Question 15

What did the advancements in weaponry do to cavalry and infantry charges?

Answer 15

Made em more dangerous

Question 16

Give 2 factors affecting the change of warfare during this period

Answer 16

Industrialisation

Science