between the superpowers‚ but eventually war did not happen and the crisis ended with a compromise. Both sides could thus emerge from this crisis claiming victory‚ but there was little doubt as to who the real winners and losers were. Therefore the question I will try to answer in this essay is the following: How can we assess victory and defeat of the parties in the Cuban Missile Crisis? Perceptions and misperceptions are very important in every conflict because there are significant political
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There were a number of factors that played into the allied greek victory over the Persian forces led by king Xerxes. The first was the Spartans’ superior fighting ability and military training from childhood into early adulthood. Spartans‚ beginning late in the sixth century used a new system governing all of it’s citizens from birth. Infants were inspected for any abnormalities and or percieved weakness to forge a strong society. Any infant found to be inferior to Spartan standards was left
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Assess the contribution of Miltiades to the Greek victory at Marathon. Miltiades‚ one of the ten generals of Athens later the Strategos had contributed greatly towards the Greek ’s victory at Marathon against the Persians. After word of the Persians arrival at Marathon the Athenian assembly met in order to discuss whether or not to fight at Marathon or remain in the city in order to protect it. Considering what had happen at Eretria‚ Miltiades had convinced the polemarch‚ Calimachus and the Athenians
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doing and blind to everything that doesn’t go along with what they want. For example‚ the war between the Greeks and Persians between 492 B.C.E. and 479 B.C.E. resulted in two world powers going head to head with each other. Greece is believed to be the symbol of Europe and for freedom‚ while Persia represents Asia and despotism. This allegation towards the two countries doesn’t come without reason. For both these are true and untrue depending on which way you decide to perceive it. Greece is made up
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battles they were still the ideal empires of their time. The Persians had a very good government. Before Persia became known as the largest empire in the world in its time period they were not unified. It wasn’t until 522 B.C. that the Persian Empire became unified. Emperor Darius accomplished the real unification of this empire. Darius set up a government that was then used as a template for later rulers. He then divided the Persian Empire into section; a government official called a satrap headed
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The British were too complacent and over-confident. They underestimated the Japanese in many aspects. This mentality would eventually lead to their defeat‚ even though they outnumbered the Japanese greatly‚ as they had many weaknesses‚ which the Japanese were quick to exploit. These weaknesses will be described in detail in the following paragraphs. Firstly‚ British complacency and their gross underestimation of Japanese troops resulted in their lack of preparation for a land assault‚ as they assumed
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Account for the reasons for the German defeat in WWI. The overall reason of the German defeat in World War I was their inability to sustain a prolonged war of attrition‚ while the Allies could. By the late war 1917-1918‚ the generals of both Allies and Germans knew they had to change their tactics in order to win the war. Ludendorff devised the plan of advancing quickly using specialised fast infantry called storm troopers. This was not a sound long term plan that would win them the war.
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Analyse the Reasons for Germany’s defeat in World War I The war ended with the allies of Britain‚ France and Russia‚ finishing the war having succeeded. There were many reasons to why the Allies had won this war. Some of the reasons were the effects of the long time the war went over war on the German Economy‚ the Alliance Systems formed by the other nations‚ The Allied Naval Blockade on Germany‚ leaving them with no supplies to maintain a certain control over the nation‚ the development of the
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show similarities in reasons why Napoleon had lost this campaign to Russia.<br><br>Napoleon believed that after a few quick victorious battles‚ he could convince Alexander to return to the Continental System. He also decided that if he occupied Moscow‚ the Russian government would crumple and ask for
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THE PERSIAN WAR The Persians and the Greeks were at war with each other in the Persian war. It started when the Ionians revolt against the Persians and asked Greek to save them. The wars were Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis‚ and Plataea. The battle of Marathon was the first war. The Greeks won the war against the Persians. In the war the Persians thought they could sneak attack Athens but the Greeks were waiting for them the whole time. The battle of Thermopylae was the second war. The Persians
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