My name is Bernardo Alves, I'm a senior at BASIS Scottsdale High School, and after taking a few history classes, I started to realise the somewhat obvious, though often overlooked, fact that things have changed. 99 years ago, the Great War broke out, followed by World War II a few decades later. These wars were on unprecedented scale, and even those who have constantly slept through history classes are able to remember key aspects about it. However, as we move along the timeline, something odd starts to happen; from the height of all warfare, we slip into the Cold War, where the real fight revolves around acquiring technology, rather than engaging your enemy in battles.
The goal of this project revolves around this significant trend that has been shaping warfare for the past 60 years. The research is organised in three parts: a. Detail the changes that have occurred in warfare in the past 100 years b. Explain what has caused these changes to occur, and c. Speculate on what warfare may become like in the near future.
Most of my research will consist of typical library work, working primarily with piles upon piles of history books for anything dealing with the past, and relying mostly on articles when venturing into the Cyber Age. Over the next few months, I'll continually post about my findings, and whether you're in for a trip aboard the H.M.S Dreadnought, or perhaps landing in Normandy, or maybe even sitting in front of your computer trying to hack other nations for national secrets...well, the only way to know is to stay tuned.
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