The legacy of the battle of salamis established the influence of Athens as a power amongst the Greeks given its influence as a cultural and commercial power. Athenian authority and power in the Aegean world was already immense when it became necessary for the poleis to form an alliance against Persia war and dominance. The Persian invasions on Athens propelled it into super military power and therefore becoming an actual rival to Sparta in its leadership to the Greeks. So this alliance that is formed
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This battle was a lesser nevertheless crucial battle within the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Trenton was fought throughout the American Revolutionary war and it passed off close to Trenton‚ New Jersey. The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops when the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. The battle began on December twenty five‚ 1776 and finished on December twenty six‚ 1776. In the battle of Trenton‚ the
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the modern world. Some cities they created include York‚ which inspired modern-day New York City‚ and Kiev‚ the modern day capital of Ukraine‚ which were used by the Vikings as large trading outposts. Furthermore‚ the Vikings colonized “large swaths of Great Britain‚ Iceland‚ and France‚ and established outposts in Greenland and North America” (The Vikings.pdf). Additionally‚ the Vikings were widely known for their forceful raids and how they plundered anything and anyone in their path in order to
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Xhosa began in the 1770s. Later‚ in the nineteenth century‚ the British became the new colonizing force (foreigners in control) in the Cape. They directed the armies that were to vanquish the Xhosa. Christian missionaries established their first outposts among the Xhosa in the 1820s‚ but met with little success. Only after the Xhosa population had been traumatized by European invasion‚ drought‚ and disease did Xhosa convert to Christianity in substantial numbers. In addition to land lost to white
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From 1848 to 1891‚ the government of the United States and its army were tasked to secure the nation’s expansion into newly acquired territories west of the Mississippi River. Even during the Civil War years‚ the western frontier and those citizens intending to settle those areas compelled attention and protection from the government and the army. Yet‚ the United States government never clearly formulated a doctrine for handling the population already living in the new territories‚ the American
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The Immigration Restriction Act‚ known as the White Australian Policy was one of the first acts Australia passed during its federation in 1901.This racist act restricted the entry of non-Europeans into Australia by means of a dictation test. The origin of a "white Australia" can be traced back to the 1850 ’s when resentment towards Chinese diggers progressed into violence on the Buckland River‚ Victoria‚ which resulted in the restriction of Chinese immigration. Closer to federation‚ Australia was
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associated with this operation‚ that will continue to be remembered for years to come. Kargil Vijay Diwas July 26 is oberved as Kargil Vijay Diwas in memory of the successful Operation Vijay. On this day in 1999‚ Indian soldiers regained control of outposts that had been intruded into by Pakistan. Tiger Hill‚ a mountain in the Kargi -Drass area of Jammu & Kashmir‚ was the most crucial point of the Kargil War. Its recapture played a key role in this war. Homage Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated
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Alexander in Central Asia The Persian king was no longer in control of his destiny‚ having been taken prisoner by Bessus‚ his Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As Alexander approached‚ Bessus had his men fatally stab the Great King and then declared himself Darius’ successor as Artaxerxes V‚ before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander. Darius’ remains were buried by Alexander next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a full regal funeral
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eliminated. The capture of two VC soldiers that had propaganda reporting for the occupation of South Vietnam could have to be correlated with other reporting which could have to identify the true threat. The massing of enemy troops at Khe Sang outpost along with North Vietnam diplomatic feint could have been assessed as diversionary tactic waiting to exploit a greater threat. During the battle of Huế‚ if commanders did not understand battlefield
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16th through 19th century Europeans enslaved those from Africa for many reasons. The Portuguese were one of the first European nations to establish outposts in West Africa. In West Africa‚ and to a further extent Africa itself‚ slavery was already an old tradition. Upon discovery of the new world‚ areas in places such as Brazil were converted to cultivate highly profitable crops (such as sugar). Since the natives were very susceptible to European diseases‚ they were not a good source of labor
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