Sparta became a militaristic society because city states at that time had to become good in military matters to be able to defend themselves and able to expand to remain self-sufficient. The Helot rebellion also caused them to ramp up their military standard to be able to control the helots and to protect them from invaders. Sparta was forced to become a self-sustaining society because they would not be able to get any help from other countries. The training of Spartan warriors started when they
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In the recent war with Iraq Americans wants to really know why did the United States go to war with Iraq? There are several conclusions that people have come to. Some of the main reasons that the United States went to war with Iraq was because of the belief that Saddam Hussein was harboring terrorists in Iraq and that he had in his possession weapons of mass destruction whether they were nuclear or gas bombs the United States had no idea. When also looking at reasons why the United States decided
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Civ 202 November 30‚ 2009 Why Nations go to War Review Why do notions go to war? What is the reasoning behind their actions? John G. Stoessinger analyzes these questions in his book‚ Why Nations go to War. Stoessinger believes that to understand the war‚ you must understand the leaders of the war. When you understand the leaders you understand their actions and when you understand their actions‚ you have the answer to the question‚ "Why do nations go to war?" In this review paper I am going
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WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR There are often people who ask the big question‚ “Why do nations feel the need to go to war?” One of the main reasons for this question comes from the loss of life that comes with it. However‚ on an opinionated theory I have concluded that a larger portion of why a nation decides to go to war would be to expand their territory. They could even be trying to gain freedom for their nation. Many times nations use scarcity of resources in their own country to justify warring with
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By Tan Kabra April 29th‚ 2009 Why Countries Go To War There are many reasons why countries go to war. One country may want to go to war to take revenge on something that another country or countries did to them. Germany‚ for example‚ wanted to take revenge on the rest of the European nations after they all unanimously agreed that the responsibility for the First World War should be laid upon Germany. Countries also go to war for another reason‚ territorial expansion. The
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conflict between Athens and the Spartans‚ which many historians have discussed the different causes of the Peloponnesian War‚ the two equal but different powers in control of Greece and the surrounding area. Athens with a democratic rule expanded by using the surrounding waterways for trade and developing a great navy. Sparta with an oligarchic rule settled in by developing a thriving agriculture community and a land based army. The balance of power leans towards Sparta and her allies. Sparta already feared
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throughout our country. In ancient Greece‚ however‚ a model citizen in Athens would be considered severally lacking in character if they were transplanted in Sparta. Ancient Greek cities‚ like Athens and Sparta‚ differed greatly in their idea of the ideal citizen in regard to government‚ occupation‚ and social relationships. Athens and Sparta had different forms of government in accordance with their values. The city of Athens was well known for its direct democratic form of government and is often
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Why did the world go to war in 1914? In 28 July 1914‚ the war started which created over 37 million casualties and put people through blood‚ fear‚ which later named as World War 1 the war took 4 years‚ 3 months and 1 week‚ leaving memory to people during the world that they will never forget with the unpleasant sequel. Even though the war ended 1918‚ which is 96 years from now‚ but still there are a lot of hypothesis‚ theories‚ and even conspiracy theory about why did the world go to war in 1914
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In Why Nations Go To War by John G. Stoessinger he goes into detail in chapters seven to ten on the sixty year war‚ Saddam Hussein’s wars‚ “America and the World of Islam” and “Why Nations Go to War”. I always enjoy reading about the wars and conflicts that happen in our world but you usually hear about the battles and main headlines on the news so it is always very interesting to learn more about what actually happened. You always learn something new when you are reading which I like when books
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Persian war was not caused by Persia. The Persian war was a result of the ignorance of Athens. Athens caused the war by helping the Ionians revolt against Persia. They caused the war by burning Sardis. Which was unprovoked and caused the citizens of Sardis to lose their homes. Athens caused the Persian war because they helped the Ionians fight Persia. As states‚ “The Greeks had helped the Ionians to revolt against the Persians”. Athens sent weapons to the Ionians to fight Persia. If Athens did not help
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