The Greco-Persian Wars was a series of conflicts between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that lasted roughly half a decade from 500 B.C. until 448 B.C. Some of the most distinguished conflicts know to this day are Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis and Platea. Although despite the superior number and imperial resources the Persians were defeated resulting in a Greek triumph. In this essay I will be discussing the key factors which contributed to the defeat of the Persian Empire such
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since the end of World War II‚ especially on matters involving consideration or actual use of force. States‚ like individuals‚ make decisions based at least in part on past experience‚ or‚ more specifically‚ what they believe past experience teaches. During the activities of the Persian Gulf War in 1990 and 1991‚ President George H. W. Bush‚ Sr. and Senator John Kerry used historical analogy to predict the upcoming events and future assessments of the crisis in the Persian Gulf. Using the successful
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The Causes of the Persian Gulf War "Two dozen U.S. and British aircraft bombed five radar and other anti-aircraft sites around Baghdad with guided missiles yesterday in the first major military action of the Bush administration. It was the largest airstrike against Iraq in two years and hit sites near the Iraqi capital‚ a significant departure from the low-key enforcement of no-fly zones in the country ’s south and north. The U.S.-led alliance declared the zones off-limits to Iraqi aircraft
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the joint Athenian and Spartan forces were about to celebrate its victory over the Persian armies; Athens found itself in the position to dominate the Greek world. The Athens will dominate this period not only because it was the Athenian leadership and vision that saved the Greece from Persian tyrrany; but because the Athens won the allegiance‚ and eventually the contributions of most Aegean Cities. (Durant 1966:474) When the war was over‚ the Ionia was impoverished and in ruin‚ The Sparta will be
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Honestly‚ before this interview‚ I was only vaguely aware of the fact that there was even such a thing as the Persian Gulf War. I know that sounds terrible‚ but the only times I’d ever heard of it were when the topic of my uncle’s enlistment came up‚ and my mother explained that he fought in the Gulf War. Other than that‚ I had no knowledge of what it was‚ when or where or why it happened‚ or how it affected the country. After the interview‚ I now know about the fact that there were bombings‚ and
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consider the inevitability of allied victory in Europe during World War Two requires a more in depth analysis of Germany’s position rather than just looking at the pure ability for the allies to produce war materials and incalculable streams of soldiers. Ultimately ‘quantity of men and arms tells us little about quality’. Obviously Allied victory was final and decisive but this essay will argue that even though this war was won on economic power it did not mean that victory for the nations that were to
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| History | | The SHS History Co. Shahriar Syed | [The Vietnam War] | Describe why the factors which allowed the North Vietnamese Communist to win a war against a far wealthier‚ technologically superior power of the US. | Contents Page No. Background 2 Introduction 2 Logistical Issues 3 Causality Tolerance 4 Economic Consequences 5 Strategy & Tactics 5 Communist Strategy 5 Guerrilla Tactics 6 American Strategy 6 Tactical Response 7 Vietnamese Terrain
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The Rise of the Athenian Empire The Persian Wars had a mighty effect on Greece as a whole. The after effects‚ however‚ caused a much larger typhoon of change to radiate through the Aegean‚ irrevocably changing ancient life. These changes began with Athens’ seize of power to rid Greece of the Persians and form the Delian League. Almost immediately after the end of the Persian Wars‚ the Delian League served solely to sustain Athens and extend its range of control throughout Greece. This subtle Athenian
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Similarities between Conflicts: Second Punic war and Second Persian War The Second Punic War was led by Hannibal during 218 – 201 BC in Greece and the Second Persian War was led by Xerxes During 480 – 479 BC in Greece. Both have similarities and differences between wars. The second Punic and second Persian wars are similar in their background causes but different in their foreground causes. The conflicts have similar structural causes such as social factors‚ vengeance and geographical proximity
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The Persians were a brutish people‚ who wanted nothing more than to conquer and ruin the Greek way of life. The Persians played the Greek city-states against one another in order to inhibit success against their attacks. The Ionian Greeks were conquered by these barbarians‚ and their way of life was threatened. The Greek’s freedom was perishing‚ while the power of the Persian’s continued to expand. The Persians were a tolerant empire with strong leaders and some autonomy though they restricted
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