Every great empire‚ country‚ person believe that they’re the ones who are doing what is right. They see nothing wrong with what they’re doing and blind to everything that doesn’t go along with what they want. For example‚ the war between the Greeks and Persians between 492 B.C.E. and 479 B.C.E. resulted in two world powers going head to head with each other. Greece is believed to be the symbol of Europe and for freedom‚ while Persia represents Asia and despotism. This allegation towards the two countries
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Persian Wars Persians wars were sequences of conflicts contested between Persia and ancient Greece‚ where the two were both ancient civilizations. The Greeks were successions of sovereign city states‚ and the most influential cities were Sparta and Athens. Athens had numerous celebrated philosophers and thinkers along having the privilege of being the first world’s democratic government. The people of Athens mostly depended on trade to obtain resources to be used to run the government. On the other
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especially evident in the main character‚ young prince Hamlet. In fact‚ it is Hamlet’s prolonged pursuit of revenge‚ not insanity‚ that leads to his downfall. Although it may be questionable‚ Hamlet maintains his stability throughout the entire play. What some may confuse for insanity is just a flux of emotions due to the series of events that recently occurred. He is overcome by sentiments because his father has died‚ his mother remarried before the late King Hamlet’s funeral even concluded‚ and everyone
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Henry VIII was responsible for the English foreign policy failures in the years 1509-1529‚ and this is because he was too keen to establish his presence in international affairs and believed that he had to demonstrate his strengths to his subjects. This way of thought was due to his peaceful rise to the throne and because of his confident personality; Henry wanted to win victories on the battlefield and wanted to establish his image of a Renaissance warrior. Henry’s first failure was in France
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To what extent was Hitler responsible for the outbreak of World War II? If you asked an average person why World War II happened‚ they would most likely blame it on Hitler. This accusation would be partly accurate; after all it was the Fuhrer who led the German army into Poland on September 1st 1939‚ officially beginning the war. But‚ if you take a closer look‚ examine the facts; you can see that numerous events lead up to this point (many of which had little to do with Hitler
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the Persian Empire‚ ruled by Cyrus the Great‚ was a major threat to the states of Greece. The solution of the clash between the East and the West was to create the entire future for the region. It was a question of survival for the Greeks; however‚ for the Persians‚ occupying Greece was the main focus of the plan. Nonetheless‚ the Persian Wars were important because the final result was the separation of Greece and the Near East. There was the first Persian war in 490 BC‚ but the Persians were
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place in 1871 after Prussia defeated France. There is often historical debate over who was responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for German unification and those who believe other factors played an equally or even more important part. The historian Pflanze is an example of someone who considers Bismarck to be solely responsible‚ as opposed to Bohme‚ who gives full credit to economic factors in unifying Germany
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To what extent was Jinnah responsible for the partition of India? The partition of India in August 1947 was a highly controversial event and has led to widespread speculation regarding its causes and consequences. Orthodox historians credit the creation of Pakistan to Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ the leader of the All India Muslim League‚ and his determination to create a sovereign state for Indian Muslims. However‚ this view has been contested by a number of historians‚ who place responsibility for
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To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of WWI? There is much debate about the degree of responsibility that should be given to Germany for the outbreak of war. One could argue that the outbreak of war was entirely Germany’s fault due to their aggression with the other Great Powers of Europe and the very presence of the Schlieffen Plan. One could also argue that Germany was merely protecting herself against aggression and the idea of encirclement. Or was it a misfired attempt at
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the term greco-persian wars is thought to be less biased aganist the persians than the more winners‚ the Greek side. Greek historian Peter Green characterizes it as a David and Goliath struggle with David holding out for political and intellectual liberty against the monolithic theocratic Persian war machine. It wasn’t just Greeks against Persians‚ nor were all the Greeks on the Greek side. In 499 BC‚ the then-tyrant of Miletus‚ Aristagoras‚ embarked on an expedition to conquer the island of
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