Examine the reasons for a contribution of Guerrilla warfare to the outcome of one twentieth century war. The word guerrilla comes from the Spanish word ‘little war’‚ and involves a struggle between an established army and irregular forces. There are specific tactics that are employed by guerrilla fighters. Guerrilla warfare was used by the Viet Minh in the first Indochina war against the regular army of France. The guerrilla forces of Ho Chi Minh were fighting to rid Vietnam of Imperialistic powers
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Third Punic War by Polybius • Historical Figures: o Polybius: Greek historian born in Arcadia c. 200 BCE. He was the son of the Calvary Commander of the Achaean League‚ and a close friend of commander Scipio Aemilianus. Polybius wrote The Histories- a work which describes the rise of the Republic of Rome and its eventual domination of Greece. o Mago Brettius: Gave a speech on the Carthaginians and the errors they made when surrendering o Hamilcar Phameas: Carthagian Calvary Commander o Massanissa:
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1.) Why did the political chaos of the Period of the Warring States give rise to philosophies such as Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism? Compare and contrast these philosophies and explain which would be the most effective in ruling a large‚ complex society such as China. The doctrine of Legalism that guided the Qin dynasty‚ the first unified dynasty after the Warring States period‚ emphasized strict adherence to a legal code and the absolute power of the emperor. This philosophy‚ while effective
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The first Punic War began in 264 B.C. and was fought between Carthage and Rome jostling to control Sicily because of its prime trade location‚ resulting in a Roman victory. The second Punic War was also won by Rome and was fought in Spain because of the incredible hatred Carthaginian general Hannibal had for Rome. The third and final Punic War ended in 146 B.C. when Rome destroyed Carthage. Although the Romans were lucky that Hannibal let many opportunities to attack them slip by‚ the Romans won
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as a trader and Indian leader for the next 80 years. In 1814 Osceola and his mom moved to Florida with the other Creeks where he received his adult name. It was also there in Florida where Osceola became a Seminole war chief. He led a small band of warriors in the Second Seminole War when the U.S tried to kick out the Seminoles from their land. On October 21‚ 1837 Osceola was captured when he arrived for truce negotiations at Fort Payton. His imprisonment caused an uproar even from the white community
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After watching the video Legitimacy to the Qing * Increased China’s size * Safety assured * Population triples‚ 120 to 300 million > 1. Malthusian Trap 2. Unemployment‚ leads to crime‚ drug abuse especially Opium‚ this drug is not made in China‚ the son of Kangxi had decided that they would not make opium illegal‚ but they had forbid its use in non-medical use. 3. Bad Weather‚ it is not the people’s fault but it is important given that if the government do not spend money
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The Second War of Kappel was a result of religious conflicts between protestants and Catholic Cantons. This war was fought in 1531‚ in Switzerland. Over 7000 Protestants and 2000 Catholics fought in the war leaving about 700 dead‚ including innocent civilians. The Catholics won this war leaving the Protestants in defeat. The Crusades were many religious wars and fights that were fought between Christians and Muslims. These wars originally started out as religious arguments and fighting over
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Introduction The conflict of the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage helped to launch Rome as a global superpower (Carlin‚ 2008). In addition to financial gains from territories it concentrated the Roman armies power‚ through creating a generation of battle hardened veterans and determined their need to be a naval power. Carthage as a Power: According to legend‚ Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen known as Dido in 813 BCE. (Mark‚ 2011). For several hundred years it was a small port
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Second World War World War II was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. This Second World War caused many lives to be lost‚ damaged personal properties and was expensive‚ for a great deal of money was required to maintain a country’s military strength. The numbers for those that have passed‚ been wounded or gone missing during the war could never be calculated precisely; though it has been estimated that more than 55 million lives perished. Many historians have traced the causes of
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major war broke out just 20 years after the First World War and it was the Second World War. The Second World War was one of the greatest wars in human history and it was even greater in scale and more disastrous than the First. In this essay‚ I would like to talk about “To what extent should the Axis Powers be responsible for the outbreak of World War Two?’. Actually‚ I think that to a large extent‚ the Axis Powers (Germany‚ Italy and Japan) were responsible for the outbreak of the Second World
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