How has war evolved from past to present

War has gradually changed in time to time, the revolution of war has been diverse throughout ages. The definition of war is a conflict carried out by force of arms, like between nations or parties within a nation. Some may enquire the origin and evolution of war. It can be traced back till the stone age period or even the rise of mankind. So how has war evolved from past to present modern days? Historians spend years of excavation and attempt to trace out the warfare used in the past. To their discoveries , they found out that people used weapons like swords, arrows, spears, axes etc. During the past times like China dynasty, they recruit a vast number of soldiers and commence war with each other. The weapons are all for melee combat except arrow, hence they mostly have to confront each other, pierce, slash and thrust, fight violently with no fears. In the end, slaughtered limbs and bodies were everywhere, concealing the earthen dust like the land of the dead. Besides weapons, they used horses to strengthen their force by charging their enemies with great agility. When guns and explosive materials are invented, the old traditional way of fighting slowly disappeared and the new era of war arise with gun fires, explosions and destructions, shaking the earth. The upheaval of modern warfare also caused unrest and sufferings among civilians. These weapons hold a huge amount of destructive forces that can easily sweep away a country. Thus, the war now is more destructive and involve a lot bloodsheds. There is also warfare like herbicide which is potentially dangerous to the people, which has a lasting effect on them and maybe fatal. In other words, this warfare cause slow death which is extremely painful and torturing to a human soul. An example of the destruction caused by modern warfare would be Japan, the first country to experience the force of an atomic bomb. Two bombs were released on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in split seconds, the states were completely wiped out and disrupted by the massive force. Though some survived, but they still suffered from illness like cancers possibly because of the radioactive released after the bombing. These show the contrast between the past and present of war in forces and the way war is carry out.

Besides the changing trend of war in style, there was also a significant change in the motifs and objectives of war. In the past, war was carried out when parties try to showcase their powers and abilities or expand their territories by conquering others to increase the strength and force of their countries. To ease the struggle of getting resources, people also commence war on others to snatch their resources, fulfilling their needs. As time passed, it change. Now, people war not because of the lack of resources or showcasing power, rather for some complicated matters in the society or nation. Example, the America Civil war. People fought for justice and equality, and to also express their unhappiness towards issues like racial inequality and inadequate behaviour of opposing party. The war lasted quite long and caused a lot unrests and bloodsheds as well. War has obviously evolved from the past to present either in their objectives or forces. But definitely war has changed.