Because the Romans were successful at defeating the state of Carthage in the First Punic War‚ Hannibal Barca was determined to retaliate and claim victory over the Romans. Hannibal’s threats caused widespread fear amongst Italian citizens for many years. For the Second Punic War‚ Hannibal looked to his father‚ a great commander of Spain‚ to assist him with forming a powerful army. Hannibal was able to gather 50‚000 infantry‚ 9‚000 cavalry‚ and several elephants for his journey from Spain to Rome
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Women Get The Vote in 1918 Women first petitioned Parliament for equality in 1649- but were told that it was unnecessary as their husbands represented them in political affairs. 250 years later many people in Britain (women as well as men) still agreed with the Parliamentary response to the petitioners for women’s rights in 1649. However‚ the women’s suffrage moment in Britain took hold of the country in the 1860’s. Women (over the age of 30) finally won the vote in 1918- although historians
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World War I was a never before seen type of war. New tactics‚ artillery‚ and military technology from the Industrial Revolution led to unforeseen effects. Trenches were a widely used tactic in the response to the new and improved artillery‚ such as the machine gun. Also‚ updated medical treatments on the frontline resulted in men’s lives being saved. This combination led to many soldiers surviving facial disfigurement injuries that would have killed them in the past. The physiological effects of
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The First World War was unlike previous conflicts in its scope and scale. While previous wars tended to be limited wars‚ where war only consisted of direct combat away from society‚ the Great War was a total war. For the purpose of this essay‚ total war will be defined as a type of war that involves all aspects of society and comprises of both the destruction of the enemy by direct combat and the disruption of enemy resources and morale. This essay will argue that the characteristics of total war
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2. Compare the historical significance of First World War with that of the Second World War. The First World War and the Second World War were the most large-scale wars which have been ever fought. They both have important and influential historical significance to the world. Some of their historical significance is similar while some contrasted politically‚ militarily‚ economically and in social and cultural aspects. Politically‚ the two world wars were both significant in leading to the decline
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economic environment 1918-1979. Liberal‚ Labour and Conservative party in 1918: Liberal believed in free trade and the government having a limited role. Social reform. Before WW1 Liberal party had dominated the government however there was growing unrest about Home Rule in Ireland and the women’s suffrage movement and the increasing militant trade unions. Appeal of the Liberal party to its traditional members (middle class‚ high upper class) began to decline. The experience of war divided the Liberal
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As I arose from my deep‚ comforting sleep‚ I was greeted by the bone chilling air of the Pacific. As I lay flat on my back staring at the moldy‚ white ceiling‚ I‚ heard a distant noise. As my ears slowly started to focus in‚ all I could hear was “This is not a drill! I repeat this is not a drill!” Scrambling to find my pants I suddenly realize‚ that i’m the only one left in my Barracks. It looks as if they had left for the raid without me‚ or maybe an early birthday surprise party? With all of these
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European colonial conquest. 1. focused on Asia and Africa 2. several new players (Germany‚ Italy‚ Belgium‚ U.S.‚ Japan) 3. was not demographically catastrophic like the first phase 4. was affected by the Industrial Revolution 5. in general‚ Europeans preferred informal control (e.g.‚ Latin America‚ China‚ the Ottoman Empire) B. The establishment of the second-wave
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father and that he knows what’s best. he kicks sand at me while i am timed to see how fast i can pick up all the yellow cigarette butts he dumped on the floor to “fix” my attention to detail and remind me of my ignorance‚ as he yells‚ “you are going to war soon‚ and I won’t be there to babysit you!” During the deployment workups in the states‚ we spent weeks patrolling‚ looking for something that we knew wasn’t real. Digging into defensive positions and waiting the night out for an enemy we knew would
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1914 to Present 1914–Present Major Developments I. Questions of periodization A. Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years
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