Why did Britain maintain most of its empire at the conclusion of the War for American Independence‚ while the end of the Peloponnesian War resulted in the destruction of the Athenian Empire? Steven Pressfield the author of The War of Art says "the principle of priority States (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important and (b) you must do what’s important first." Prioritization‚ this is what Britain did to maintain its power during the end of the American Revolutionary
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Geopolitics‚ from Greek Γη (earth) and Πολιτική (politics)‚ refers broadly to the relationship between politics and territory whether on local or international scale. It comprises the practice of analysing‚ proscribing‚ forecasting‚ and the using of political power over a given territory. Specifically‚ it is a method of foreign policy analysis‚ which seeks to understand‚ explain and predict international political behaviour primarily in terms of geographical variables. Those geographical variables
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Prussia was successful in their goals of industrializing their country and thriving during this time period. The strategy behind their success was increasing the size of their army and navy‚ as well as making strong trading alliances with other countries. The success of Prussia taught me how to capitalize on other countries weaknesses for the benefit of your country. During the time period of the industrial revolution having a strong military and navy is key for success. Prussia realized this
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effect the behaviors of war‚ but the idea of warfare itself as it changes to new meanings and ways to be fought throughout age. From Aristotle believing that his ruling of habituation leading to the overall achievement of the mean. Lastly‚ Carl von Clausewitz once said that war‚ “resembles a game of cards.” War in the sense is unpredictable‚ which leads to the instinctive behavior that is needed to both survive and do one’s
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CLAUSEWITZ‚ ON WAR NOTES BOOK 1‚ CHAPTER 1 – WHAT IS WAR? 1-INTRODUCTION: When considering the each individual part of war‚ its relation to war as an entirety must also be kept in view 2-DEFINITION: ‘War is nothing but a duel on an extensive scale.’ Metaphor of two wrestlers: ‘Each strives by physical force to compel the other to submit to his will: each endeavours to throw his adversary‚ and thus render him incapable of further resistance.’ ‘War therefore is an act of violence intended to
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Eric Heppen Period 7 AP American History February 1‚2000 The American Tactics of the Revolutionary War Biography and Footnotes _________ Research ___________ Critical Analysis ___________ Historical Interpretation ___________ Technical ___________ Content ___________ Originality ___________ Style of writing ___________ Prove thesis ___________ Eric Heppen American History Term Paper December 13‚ 1999 Period 7 The American
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Bibliography: 1. Clausewitz‚ C. On War. Michael Howard and Peter Paret‚ eds. and trans. Princeton: Princeton University Press‚ 1989 2. Mahan‚ A. T. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History‚ 1660-1783. New York: Dover‚ 1987. 3. Middlekauff‚ R. The Glorious Cause: The American
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Everything is fair in war except surrender because surrender is NO option. Fear is the right policy for war. Asymmetric warfare: Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources‚ and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics‚ as terrorism‚ to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term
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Vietnam War Summary The Vietnam War lasted about two decades. The United States was engulfed in a civil war between North and South Vietnam and wanted to assist the south with preventing a hostile takeover by North Vietnam under the Communism banner. The Vietnam War was not only America’s longest War‚ but also costliest and deadliest. We spent over $150 billion and suffered close to $58 thousand American deaths and nearly 300 thousand wounded. By the time we decided to withdraw from the war‚ North
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The second strategic factor that influenced the outbreak of WWI was a pervasive sense of nationalism in France and Germany. Much of the French nationalism grew out of disdain for the Germans following the Franco-Prussian War when Germany annexed the Alsace-Lorraine region. Germany had not only taken a part of French territory‚ but had arrogantly paraded their success in the face of the French. The French had assured the inhabitants of the region that they would remain a part of the French nation
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