General who brought an end to the punic wars. Scipio’s father held the consulship in one of the most critical years of Rome’s history‚ 218 B.C. While with his father during a battle on the Ticinus‚ a young Scipio made his first mark on history‚ seeing that his father was wounded and cut off by the enemy‚ he charged at the enemy cavalry and saved him. Scipio africanus was an outstanding military leader who not only defeated hannibal but also ended the second punic war.+ Scipio was born into one of ancient
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I am gylippus the greatest mothax general that sparta has seen or will ever see. I turned the tides of the war at syracuse and devastated the athenians‚ but i’m getting ahead of myself. This is the beginning of the second peloponnesian war and i am proving my worth as the best general of all time. I have gained experience battling athens before in the archidamian war i have proven my worth as a commander and i will be instrumental in destroying the athenians once and for all. Even as a mere morthax
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Rome was well prepared for their Hannibal’s arrival Aemilius Paulus and Terentius Varro at this time were elected into council. They didn’t want to continue the war they wanted to go ahead and end it once and for all. They built up eight legions‚ which would be twice the army of Hannibal. Hannibal waited for them to make their move in Apulia‚ and in 216 BC they both moved and met near the small town of Cannae. Hannibal won that battle leaving Rome in shame and again we are painted the same picture
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The Second Great War had many reasons for its happening‚ most directly from the First World War. Today‚ many people have no idea why World War Two happened‚ only that it did. This is a major problem for today‚ as many people do not know the mistakes that were made to get to this point. The Second Great was caused by a direct be the first‚ the rise of nationalism‚ and revenge. First‚ we see the first major reason as to why the Germans created and supported the Nazi government‚ the Treaty of Versailles
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‘The immediate post-war years were depicted as an era of social stability of secure functioning institutions‚ full employment‚ benign welfare state and trusted systems of expert knowledge.’ How far do you agree with this claim as an accurate picture of the UK after the Second World War? Did things change towards the end of the twentieth century? The question requires a two part answer. First‚ do I agree with the claim regarding the immediate post war years‚ and second‚ was there a change towards
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The Second Opium War (1856 - 1860) Despite Treaty of Nanjing and following treaties‚ imperialistic countries wanted more privilege and opened ports. In 1856‚ Qing officials boarded Arrow‚ a Chinese-owned ship which was registered in Hong Kong and suspected of piracy and smuggling‚ and arrested its crews. British officials in Canton asked Chinese government to release sailors because the ship was registered in Hong Kong‚ a British territory. Moreover‚ British government insisted that
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February 1943. The battle was fought between the invading forces of Nazi Germany and the defending forces of the Soviet Union. This battle was the turning point of the Second World War because it marked the end of the German offensive along with marking the start to the depleting of the German armies. In the beginning of World War 2‚ the center of attention laid in Western Europe but Hitler diverted his attention to the east by focusing on Russia in 1941. At first‚ the attacks started in Leningrad
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The second industrial revolution was said to be between 1870 and 1914‚ after the civil war. During this time‚ many advances in technology and factories made it easier and quicker for framers and manufactures to produce more goods and products to be sold. This industrial revolution brought out mass advancements in agriculture‚ manufacturing and transportation that started in Britain‚ made its way to Europe and North America‚ and then quickly to the rest of the world. The second industrial revolution
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As its name suggests‚ the Second World War was a widespread conflict involving the action of many nations‚ among them Canada. Canada both affected and was affected by World War Two‚ by means of military endeavours such as the Dieppe of Raid‚ the Italian Campaign‚ and D-Day‚ as well as through home front support and changes in autonomy. Over a million Canadians gave their lives fighting in the war‚ the Canadian army showing their strength and courage in many important battles that helped concrete
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Adolf Hitler ruled over Germany in a different way than other leaders might have. His political role in Germany’s government began six years before the war‚ and describing his coming to power‚ "30 January 1933‚ the date on which Hitler was made Chancellor in Germany‚ marked only the beginning of the Nazi seizure of power" (Evans). Hitler came to Germany’s aid during a time of need‚ and its citizens eagerly followed him. However‚ Hitler was not responsible with the new power he acquired. Although
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