again after the First Punic War (264 to 241 BC). There was no clear victor and the terms set by the Romans were extremely harsh. Even though the main cause of the second war was the war on Saguntum you must go back all the way to the ending of the First War. The war on Saguntum was seen by Polybius to be just the first incident in the war. In this essay I will look into the causes of the Second Punic War with the intention of backing up Polybius argument that the war on Saguntum was just the first
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economic interests. The First Punic War (also called the Sicilian War) began in 264BC as a result of both Rome and Carthage wishing to have exclusive control over Sicily. Rome managed to win a victory in the Aegates Islands after twenty three years of fighting‚ by working hard to match Carthage’s strong naval power. A peace was forced‚ with Rome deciding the terms of the treaty. However‚ as often happens with wars that are concluded on such harsh terms‚ another war was to follow in 218BC‚ just twenty
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Opium Study Sheet Opium General term for all opiates Opiate Any alkaloid found in the opium poppy plant Alkaloid Organic compound containing basic nitrogen atoms Opium poppy plant Also known as common garden poppy Produces poppy seeds Grows large green pods before blooming If cut‚ latex leaks out Once latex dries (oxidizes) it becomes smokeable tar This tar is what the Chinese bought and what caused the opium wars Refined raw opium Morphine Always present in opium Pure morphine
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This war began as the Romans moved over to Sicily to acquire territory. Between 264 BC and 241 BC is when the first war happened. The first few battles were ashore. With the Battle of Agrigentum‚ the Carthage armed forces had to learn and adapt. Ultimately‚ they chose to utilize their naval forces. However‚ the Romans had manufactured many ships with advancements that aided them in combat and‚ in consequence‚ defeated the Carthaginian naval forces. The result of the First Punic War was a resonating
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The Second Balkan War Of 1913 The Second Balkan War was fought in 1913 between Bulgaria on one side and its First Balkan War allies Serbia‚ Greece‚ and Montenegro on the other side‚ with Romania and the Ottoman Empire intervening against Bulgaria. The outcome turned Serbia‚ an ally of the Russian Empire‚ into an important regional power‚ alarming Austria-Hungary and with that‚ unknowingly providing an important cause for World War I. The Second Balkan war broke due to when The Treaty of London
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leaving Sicily and paying a huge tax. Rome now had complete control of Sicily. The most important of the three wars was the Second Punic War which started in 218 BC and lasted until 201 BC. This was also the most fascinating. It was the Carthaginians bitterness over the agreement from the first war‚ and the expansion following the years after it that brought on this war. Part of this expansion was the taking of Corsica and Sardinia from Carthage in the year of 237 BC. From 237 to 219
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- Essay - The Origins of the Second World War Text 6 by A.J.P. Taylor Professor: Luciano Amaral Assistant: Duncan Simpson Francisca Ennes 11731 Mariana Ascenso 11677 Alan John Percivable Taylor was born in March 1906 in Birkdale‚ England. His parents held left-wing views‚ which he inherited; and were pacifists‚ which made them send his son to Quaker schools‚ as a way of protesting against the First World War. Taylor was described as being an “arresting‚ stimulating‚ vital personality
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distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems set up to prevent war meant that any major political disputes would inevitably lead to a large rather than a small conflict. • Nationalism. People across the world were very eager to let the rest of the world how strong and important their country was. Many people thought that their country was better than others: and thought that they’d be able to win a war very easily if there was one. • The
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Question: Assess the aftermath and impact that the first Opium War had on China Essay: The First Opium War fought between Britain and China from 1839-1842 was a clash between two vastly different cultures‚ one struggling to control trade rights‚ and the other desperate to limit the impact of foreign trade upon the local population. The war changed the way China acted towards its foreign counterparts‚ exposed the weaknesses of the Chinese feudal system and forcefully opened-up China to the rest
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The War of 1812 was a major turning point in American history in that it moved America from Jefferson’s Republicanism‚ as well as any signs of Federalism‚ and towards Jacksonian democracy. The War of 1812 has been called a Second War for American Independence because it changed America politically‚ diplomatically‚ and economically. America was changed because it became less dependent on Europe economically‚ American politics moved toward a new era‚ and America had more diplomatic respect from other
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