The American Military from 1900 to 2000

The United States military has changed drastically from the turn of the 20th century to the present. What began as traveling on foot or a horse turned into battleships, airplanes and tanks. Weapons like the musket and knife have evolved to a machine gun and pistols, from cannon balls to smart bombs. The type of fighting has changed from lining up and firing to guerrilla war where the enemy is anywhere. The United States has been at the head of technological advances that has led us into the 21st century with weapons and machines people could have only dreamed of at the turn of the 20th century. Almost every aspect of the military and war has changed except for the heart and dedication the soldiers have shown through every conflict and battle.
America has gone from revolution for freedom to gaining land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean to becoming a sort of police man for the whole world, having soldiers stationed around the globe. The jobs have also changed and so have the enemies. Troops are no longer just trying to find enemies from a country or countries, now the enemy is everywhere, in any country. Islamic terrorists have cells all over the world and the soldiers have to find them before they strike the United States. This new century will only show the world many more of unbelievable things that we could have never imagined even 20 years ago, and it will not stop. The past century changed the world for better and for worse. The pace of technological advances and the change of the face of war from the 20th century can be shown throughout the few major wars the world has seen. In a matter of 100 years almost every aspect of war has changed.