after he had sacked the famous town of Troy” (Homer/”The Odyssey”). The Trojan War was an essential part of Greece’s history and shaped the way that we comprehend Greek mythology. It paved the path of many Greek citizens’ lives and society. We always knew that Helen‚ Menelaus and Paris were crucial to Greece’s history and shaped the way for numerous stories such as Homer’s The Odyssey. Helen and Paris‚ impacted the Trojan War through their strong love‚ actions‚ and decisions. Although many people influenced
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The Trojan War: Myth or Reality? “Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle‚ but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter”. This quotation from Homer’s The Iliad comes from Hector‚ the strongest and longest standing trojan fighter‚ as he dies when fighting in the Trojan War. He speaks his desire to be remembered and praised as a hero‚ which Homer eventually made possible. Everyone has heard of the Trojan War‚ but not everyone agrees on whether it truly
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Assess the extent to which Japanese foreign policy led to the Pacific war Japans foreign policy was initially a response to western intimidation however it soon took on its own imperialistic traits that were backed heavily by new found nationalism. It was this nationalism that altered the balance of Japanese foreign policy and triggered the start of the Pacific War. It was this in conjunction with the instilled military dominance of political Japan and the string of disappointing foreign policy
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The Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome‚ the powerful empire‚ and Carthage‚ a quickly made and equally powerful superpower. In 264 BC‚ Rome and Carthage started the lengthy and devastating series of wars over who should have control over the strategic island of Sicily. Rome and Carthage were affected greatly because wars have their consequences‚ good or bad. A total of thirteen million people died over the course of these wars. The wars started with a single conflict‚ but
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grand design for peace “War never changes”‚ since our first ancestors discovered the power of rocks and bones‚ war has shaped our human civilization and changed it into an infernal cycle of death and destruction. The 21th century Man has not changed much compared to his caveman ancestor‚ he might be using more sophisticated devices to bring death and chaos‚ but he is still ignited by the same destructive flame. The human race has always based its development on war‚ from the Roman Empire to the
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Oscar Rivas Professor Cervantes US History/ 3rd Period October 18 2013 The MexicanAmerican war of 1846 played a very significant role in the history of the United States and Mexico. The United States gained 529‚000 square miles of valuable Mexican territory. Due to the war Mexico lost half of it’s land and resources which left Mexico with half of the territory they had before the war began. Wars are typically fought to defend or seize land‚ or to destroy an enemy. But in this case‚ the United States aggressively invaded Mexico
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that this was a disputed question which eventually sent to nations into war? Soldiers were dispatched by americans on July 1845 into the disputed territory between the US and Mexico. However‚ the war began on May 9‚ 1846 in the disputed territory of Mexico near the Rio Grande between the US and Mexican forces. Was it okay for the US to declare war with Mexico? The answer is no. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexico was only protecting their nation‚ the US crossed
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b The War in Iraq By Chris Joseph Year 9 What were the negative effects of the US-led invasion of Iraq on the Iraqi people? The war in Iraq was costly‚ highly opposed and in the end‚ quite disastrous. It caused a humanitarian crisis in Iraq; there were serious political consequences‚ economic consequences‚ and the destruction of Iraq’s cultural heritage and so it is difficult for anyone to justify whether or not the war was worth it. Humanitarian Crisis Figure A Iraqi Refugees
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Ragille J. Sims HIST 122 16 July 2013 Civil War War as we have come to know it‚ is a violent act practiced by two or more nations in order to achieve political objectives. Victory in war never comes without a great cost. When nations decide to go to war‚ they are risking their resources along with the lives of their citizens. What do political leaders tell their armies when they decide war is eminent? Or‚ is there even any need to explain to their troops why they need to pick up a rifle and fight
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In 1948‚ there was war between Israel and a military alliance of Arab states. Israeli forces overthrown the Arab military coalition which forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country for their own safety. As a result of the 1948 War‚ many Palestinians became refugees and the state of Israel was born. Residents of Palestine attempts to go back to their own villages‚ but they were forbidden to do so. Even though Palestine refugees failed to return to their homeland‚ they achieve success in
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