Discuss the importance of technological developments to the outcome of two 20th-century wars, each from a different region.

The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the importance of technological developments to the outcome of two 20th-century wars. The two wars must be from different regions but they may or may not have occurred at the same time. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may refer to a range of methods under the heading of technological developments, including developments in the production and effectiveness of weapons, the development of aircraft/ tanks/battleships or the technology available on the battlefield for military forces. Candidates will discuss the importance of such developments in relation to the outcome of the two wars. While other, relevant, factors may be referred to, for example the mobilization of human resources or influence of foreign powers, the bulk of the response will remain on the issue raised in the question.

Please note that while the First and Second World Wars may be used in a regional context (for example, the Second World War in the Pacific), they cannot then be re-used as an example of a war in a different region.