What role did science and technology play in World War II?

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The ideal answer should include:
a. Military technology played a vital role in the war.
b. Planes, tanks, and motorized units made blitzkrieg possible.
c. Incendiary bombs were used to create firestorms.
d. The atom bomb ended the war in the Pacific.
e. Radios and field telephones facilitated communications.
f. Technology was also used to carry out genocide.
g. Trains transported Jews to concentration and death camps.
h. The gas chamber and crematoria reflected the use of industrial techniques and technology to kill people efficiently.

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