The Spanish soldiers were feudal lords who enjoyed the services of the mercenaries and servants. The soldiers utilized various strategies including legal and violence. Violence against the natives was common as the soldiers were largely outnumbered by the natives . Nonetheless‚ the soldiers did not enslave the natives rather they
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could have raw materials not available on their homeland imported from their colonies. While this was great for the British‚ it meant the colonies had much less wealth than the mother country. As a result the British were able to hire German mercenaries known as Hessians and their military technology was more advanced than that of the colonies. Most anyone comparing the economic resources of the colonies against those of the British would have no trouble trying to guess who had more available
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The Barbary Wars The Barbary wars were a set of conflicts between the United States and several of the Muslim nations on the coast of North Africa in the 1800’s. The North African countries on the coast were involved in piracy on the open seas against merchant shipping. The piracy against American shipping continued until the U.S. gained the military and naval strength to protect American-flagged ships. The First Barbary War The first Barbary War was also known as the Tripolitanian War. This
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Thirty Years War The thirty year old war which began in 1618 because of deep religious divide that was in Germany and other parts of Western Europe came to abrupt end at the Peace of Westphalia‚ signed in 1648. The three main reasons of war are: Protestants and Catholics rivalry within the Roman Empire‚ the Bourbon–Habsburg conflict for European supremacy and disputes between France and Habsburg. The thirty year war is considered as the ugliest war of Europe which had a huge human cost impacted
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The Prince was written in the 1500’s by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ whom name became a synonym for crafty plotting. As noted‚ it is a political and social document‚ as relevant today as when it first appeared. Machiavelli’s work became thought of as a blueprint for dictators instead of a guide for efficient democratic government. The Prince does not give us all of Machiavelli’s political thinking; however‚ he devised this reading for the man who seeks power. It treated the most severe problem of Italy
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expected to be opulent‚ therefore‚ there were no the sumptuary restrictions to follow. Wealthy aristocrats like Cosimo de’ Medici were not allowed to openly display their wealth. Princely wealth was attained through conquest rather than through mercenary endeavors‚ and an open display of splendor reflected to the common people the ruler’s power and reinforced their belief that the state was a healthy entity. The shifting power relations among the numerous Italian city-states fostered the rise of
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The Punic Wars were 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage that lasted from 264 to 146 B.C. The first Punic War lasted from 264-241 B.C. which was for 23 years. The second Punic War lasted 218-201 B.C.for 17 years. The third and final war lasted 49-146 B.C‚ for 3 years. The first Punic War was fought over the control of Sicily and the Western Mediterranean. Since Rome was very agricultural they had an interest in Carthage‚ which was controlled more by sea power. In the first part of the war
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Which features of the Persian Empire did Alexander incorporate for the administration of his empire? The Ancient Greece was divided in city-states that were independent from each other. However they would form an ally if they had a common enemy but when they didn’t they fought against each other. The Persian Empire reached its apogee in the XV century BC. The Persians already dominated the orient and wanted to reach Greece in the V century BC. To stop the Persians‚ the Greco-Persian wars started
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The Mission by Roland Joffé is a historical drama focused on the power of ones faith and defying the odds of humanity; these ideas coincide that of the philosopher Rousseau. The main characters consist of a mercenary and a missionary who unite to protect a South American tribe and anchor the film’s main conflict between Spanish Jesuit priests and Portuguese colonialists during the 18th century. Although the film reflected Luther’s and Machiavelli’s ideas as well‚ Rousseau’s beliefs are the most clearly
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Gwendolen’s father‚ Lord Bracknell‚ never appears in the play‚ yet Lady Bracknell mentions him often. What picture of his life and marriage do we get from the things she and Gwendolen say about him? In ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’‚ Lady Bracknell’s offstage marriage is one of the play’s running gags‚ and Lord Bracknell is an instrument for Oscar Wilde to joke about marriage and the roles of the sexes. In the following essay‚ we shall examine Lord Bracknell’s personal life and marriage based
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