Aircraft Carrier Development World War II brought many technological advances that changed the way warfare was fought; However, the invention of the aircraft carrier was the most important advancement that actually began at the end of the First World War. After the airplane was invented, it was quickly used for reconnaissance, and then pilots eventually dropped bombs and weapons were eventually fired. on other planes and ground troops. After improvements such as more powerful engines, lighter materials, and weapons synchronized to propeller speed, came the new method of transporting aircraft and using their firepower overseas with the carrier -planes. Aircraft carriers transformed the methods used to fight battles during World War II, as Army and Navy infantrymen had air support during raids on axis countries and islands, which would not have been available due to aircraft fuel limitations. The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a crucial demonstration of the use of aircraft carriers in World War II. The Imperial Japanese Navy also launched several waves of torpedo planes and dive bombers to attack the cruisers, destroyers, and battleships at Pearl Harbor. as fighter planes and hangars to crush the naval power of the United States. The ultimate goal of Pearl Harbor; However, the goal was to destroy American aircraft carriers because Japan knew the tactical advantages of possessing aircraft carriers as well as the United States' industrial capacity to manufacture more warships and weapons. “Since Pearl…Japan’s industrial base could not compensate for the losses suffered by its navy.” The aircraft carrier was the most important technological advancement during the world...... middle of paper ...... utility of the aircraft carrier was the Doolittle Raid during World War II. Several B 25 bombers were modified to take off from the USS Hornet and bomb Japan in response to Pearl Harbor, although fighters had been used on aircraft carriers during World War II. Although these inventions were valuable contributions during World War II, the B 29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb would not have ended World War II so quickly if the aircraft carrier had not been able to support the war effort in the Pacific theater. The jet fighter ultimately opened up new areas of exploration for the armed forces, but it was invented at the very end of World War II and did not have enough time to establish itself as a venerable war machine during the Second World War. The aircraft carrier had sufficient time for experimentation and testing, so it was ready for combat operations during World War II..