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    War of Roses

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    THE WARS OF THE ROSES - THE CAUSES OF THE WARS Causes 1. Dynastic - a fight for titles 2. Economic and financial - a crisis in the nobility 3. Defeat in the 100 Years War 4. Long term - a shift in the balance of power causing lawlessness and disorder 5. Short term - the personal failings of Henry VI (1-3 are largely dismissed by Historians in the twentieth century but may still have a part to play) |Long Term |Short Term

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    Trojan War

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    finding however was no where near enough evidence to laitamize the Trojan War. In spite of these discoveries proving that Troy existed‚ the actualities of the fabeled War were still waiting to be reckoned with. The Problem with people accepting Homers account of a Trojan War is because of the additions and interjectins in the epic. Cyclops and mermaids certainly did not exist. On top of the mythical creatures Homers account of the war contains many unlikely events such as the famous wooden horse. After

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    IMPACT OF WAR

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    Ok lets start  Impact of War caused by the Guerilla warfare   Change in the impact of war on the population loss ratio in the civilians (Geography could  help)   Psychological impacts on the soldiers and the civilians of Vietnam <­ Psychology  Environmental (Geography) damages that were  made due to the Guerilla Warfare  Land Mines and traps that had been used in Guerilla warfare impact on the geography of  Vietnam.   Reduce in casualties as impact of war due to the usage of Guerilla warfare.   Wooyoung­ Introduction 

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    The War of 1812

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    to the War of 1812. By 1811‚ the British Royal Navy had impressed at least 6‚000 mariners who claimed to be citizens of the United States. In addition to impressments‚ Americans were dismayed by British agitation of the native population on the western frontier. Congress declared war on June 18‚ 1812. Constitution and the War USS Constitution fought and won three major engagements during the war. Her most famous battle was against HMS Guerriere. Two months after the declaration of war‚ Constitution

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    Leading in Times of War When turning on the television‚ reading an article‚ or listening to the radio‚ what mostly is being said is something good or bad of what a leader has done. Every leader has their good side and their bad. Everyone always looks for the intentions that a leader can give out. Presidents will explain what they would do if war was to happen. Leaders should not want war like Machiavelli did and think more about peace about like Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu believes that war‚ violence‚ and weapons

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    War on Terrorism

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    Noble‚ New Age‚ Necessary The War on Terrorism In a world where the integration of cultures‚ prolificacy of international trade markets‚ and blurring of state borders has become a widely accepted norm‚ the distinction between standardized warfare and‚ the newly prescribed term‚ “war on terrorism” has become increasingly relevant and paramount to define and combat in the modern world. Though the “War on Terror” is considered modern vernacular in a new globalized sphere‚ the

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    war and culture

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    the relationship between war and culture found in the Lee chapter you read for this week. Chapter 9 discusses artificial war as it relates to using weapons from the air and those used for long distance bombing. During the Gulf War air strikes and long-range missiles and artillery was far more superior in winning this conflict. The terrain was extremely accessible and the enemy seemed to be easily marked. This conflict changed the military culture for boots on the ground as this strategy dominated

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    The Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam War     -A History project- Nadine Gan‚ Grade 9 Part One. The Overview History ~ French Indochina ~ Vietnamisation ~ Epilogue Vietnam  was  a  part  of  the  French  colony‚  Indo-­‐China.  Then  at  September   1940‚   the   Japanese   decided   to   invade   Vietnam   to   prevent   China   from   sending   supplies   through   French   Indo-­‐China.   Having   invaded   by

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    War for israel

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    mil/au/awc/awcgate/cpc-pubs/farr.htm Hersh‚ Seymour (1991)‚ The Samson Option: Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy‚ Random House. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Nickel_Grass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_Option Also during the 1973 war‚ according to Time Magazine‚ Israel spotted an American SR-71 Blackbird and was ordered to shoot it down: ".... the planewas spotted by Israeli air defenses and two Phantom jets scrambled to intercept it. "I have it on my radar‚" the Israeli pilot

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    The War Prayer

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    In the passage The War Prayer by Mark Twain he tells a satirical story in which a mysterious man comes before a crowd of ignorant mass. Through this story and his setting he satirizes human logic when it comes to war and our tendency to not think our decisions through ; especially patriotic thoughts of war and glory. Twain satirically writes of the unseen and unthought-of horrors with a mock diction‚ excessive hyperbole and vivid imagery. At first glance it seems Twain seeks to write of glory and

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