Why did the US lose the war in Vietnam? Answer with reference to the concept of insurgency/guerrilla warfare. The longest war in the history of the United States of America has taken place in Vietnam during the Cold War. “The US fear of a communist Europe led them to intervene in a war that was not seen in a vital importance or that would not be in the country`s interest to gain any advantage” (Bernstein 1987/8‚ p. 86). One of the main reasons why the US lost the war in Vietnam was the lack of
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Between the Romans and the Persians they both have their different outlooks on women but‚ they also share some things whether it be politically‚ cultural or just their beliefs in general. Also‚ having values and power privileges about their sexuality in two different ways such as emphasizing or de-emphasizing. When dealing with the Romans in the time period of (c. 150 or 164-235 CE) Dio Cassius the Roman senator wrote his eighty-volume history of Rome in Greek. “His political position gave him personal
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In Aeschylus’ tragedies The Persians and Agamemnon‚ the interactions between messengers sent forward by the army and the queens ruling the land in their king’s absence play a vital role in the plot structure of the ’return of the king’. The ’return of the king’ revolves around a chorus‚ anxiously hypothesizing about what could have possibly happened to their king‚ a queen awaiting her son or husband’s return‚ a messenger announcing both the king’s arrival and the outcome of the king’s conquests
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Both "The Persians" and "The Histories" contain information regarding the battle of Salamis. "The Persians" is set in the period between the battle of Salamis and the deciding battle of Platea‚ and although a work of fiction‚ it has many valuable and useful bits of information. Firstly‚ it was written earlier than The Histories‚ by someone who had been in the battle itself. Therefore‚ most of the information would be accurate to Aeschylus. However‚ when in the heat of battle‚ no-one knows exactly
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The Persian Empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC‚ was the largest empire of the ancient world‚ stretching from the borders of India and China in the east to large parts of Greece and Libya.The empire was divided into provinces called satrapies.They respected the people they conquered.The timeframe is 550-330 b.c..Persian government was a monarchy system in which the kings had the final say so in how things were supposed to be handled. The first king through 559-529 BCE and the
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Persian is Typologically known as an SOV language; verbs mostly appear at the end of the verb phrase. But it shows the word order properties of SVO languages‚ too. Persian has a free word order‚ that is‚ it is possible to change the order of the verb‚ its complements‚ and adjuncts in different ways‚ without affecting the grammaticality of the sentence. The properties of Persian regarding three parameters of the Minimalist Program that is relevant to the topic are the following: - Head Position
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Introduction: The Battle of Thermopylae‚ a critical event in the Greco-Persian Wars of 480 BCE‚ is etched into the annals of ancient history as a symbolic confrontation between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire. This monumental clash unfolded at the narrow pass of Thermopylae‚ highlighting the cultural and military disparities between the disciplined Greeks‚ led by the Spartans‚ and the vast Persian forces under King Xerxes I. As we delve into the historical significance of this battle
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The Persians were a brutish people‚ who wanted nothing more than to conquer and ruin the Greek way of life. The Persians played the Greek city-states against one another in order to inhibit success against their attacks. The Ionian Greeks were conquered by these barbarians‚ and their way of life was threatened. The Greek’s freedom was perishing‚ while the power of the Persian’s continued to expand. The Persians were a tolerant empire with strong leaders and some autonomy though they restricted
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rooted in Springfield. Lincoln knew that he could not afford to lose this election. With the freighting hostile tension between the Southern and Northern states Lincoln had to act fast. In meetings that were kept underwraps Abraham Lincoln called on the only man he knew that could save his campaign and
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continents. The great Persian empire of the yore‚ also endured invasions from the Greeks‚ Arabs‚ Turks and the Mongols. Islamization in Iran took place during 8th to 10th century and that led to the eventual decline of Zorastrian religion in Persia. Although‚ Persians adopted Islam‚ after being ruled by Muslim conquerors‚ yet they protected their distinct culture‚ heritage and customs. . According to Bernard Lewis‚ “Iran was indeed Islamized‚ but it was not Arabized. Persians remained Persians”. The Mongols
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