October 2014 Critical Thinking Questions Chapter 5 1. Throughout the course of the Roman Republic‚ they were threatened by many different countries around them. They created a mighty military that crushed the Latin states. After that‚ they waged a war against the Samnites‚ and were victorious. They had a significant portion of Italy as a result‚ and came into direct contact with the Greeks. The Roman’s culture was greatly affected by the Greeks (such as adapting gods). Later on‚ the Romans crushed
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Этика использования силы The USSR has inherited a large area and multinational structure of the Russian Empire. In 1917- 1921 Finland and Poland have received their independency‚ as well as Lithuania‚ Latvia‚ Estonia and Tuva. Some territories were annexed to the USSR‚ such as West Ukraine and West Belorussia‚ Baltics‚ Bessarabia and North Bukovina‚ the Tuvan People`s Republic‚ Transcarpathian region . The collapse of the USSR occurred due to the processes of system disintegration‚ which were happening
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The Causes of the Boer War‚ 1877-1899 Introduction: The Anglo Boer war is a topic that has been of particular interest to historians‚ both locally and internationally. As a war that the British had intended to be swift and concise it dragged on giving the British “no end of a lesson” (Pakenham‚ 1993:9) and would prove to be their most costly colonial enterprise in the history of British imperialism whose costs were only to be eclipsed by the great war of 1914. Of no less importance or significance
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Naval warfare was considered a second thought to most ancient Romans. It never carried the same prestige as that of a legionary. Before the First Punic War the Roman navy consisted mainly of allied ships and a few Roman ships that had crews that were very inexperienced. When entering the First Punic War they realized they needed to develop a navy to match the superior Carthaginian fleet. The fleet that the Romans had before the war would never withstand any naval battles. In building their navy‚
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Anglo-Boer War As the name indicates‚ the Anglo-Boer War was fought between British and the Boers. The war broke out on 11 October 1899 and ended on 31 May 1902. To the British it was a war mainly fought to begin their rule in South Africa‚ while to the Boer it was a defensive war. The Anglo-Boer War began with British territory being invaded by the Boers at four points: in the east into Natal‚ in the north-west of the Transvaal towards Mafikeng‚ in the south-west towards Kimberley‚ and across
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“It Was Milner’s war. The men on the spot dragged a reluctant cabinet into a confrontation they wished to avoid.” In the context of the period 1880-1910‚ how far do you agree with this view of the causes of the Boer war? The 4th Earl of Carnarvon‚ British secretary of state for the colonies under Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli wanted to form a confederation of all the British colonies‚ independent Boer Republics and independent African groups in South Africa under British control
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Prior to the Punic Wars‚ Rome was almost an exclusively land-based military. Their army was also made up of mostly citizen who enters into military service voluntarily who were well-trained to fight closely united. Carthage’s military system was more well-balanced to such
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The recent Civil War in Congo has been a bloody flight‚ causing more then 3.3 million deaths in just 4 short years.1 Various rebel and ethnic groups have have been involved in the violence‚ fighting over Congo ’s rich natural resources or engaged in a bitter ethnic war. With so many opposing factions‚ it has made reaching a solution difficult. While a rough peace treaty has been established‚ sporadic fighting pops up in the country everyday. The people of Congo are being pushed farther into
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vote. The war occurred also because of strategic reasons. The British had already seized Swaziland‚ Bechuanaland and Basutoland‚ which more or less surrounded the Boers who feared that if the British took any more territory‚ they could be under siege‚ particularly if their route to the sea was blocked. The British wanted to control all of Southern Africa‚ not just small areas which were isolated - the Boers were their main opponents. There were economic issues involved in the war. The Boers
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Roman Empire. Without that loyalty‚ Hannibal‚ one of the greatest Carthage generals to have lived‚ might have conquered Rome‚ but many of the territories resisted and would not turn[ CITATION Mor01 \l 1033 ]. In conclusion‚ Carnage‚ in the second Punic War‚ came very close to taking Italy‚ which leads many historians to believe them to have been as powerful as Rome‚ as it came very close to becoming a repeat of the catastrophe seen when the Gauls tore apart the Roman cities in a much earlier
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