done after the second Punic war‚ when Rome placed an unbearable conditions on the Carthaginians and destroyed their fleet‚ why did Rome go into a third war we ask? Rome knew that Carthage will always be a thorn in their side if they dont wipe it from the face of the earth‚ and that’s what they did. Clearly Rome’s reason for war was not related to "casus belli"‚ they did not fight a just war. The Punic war was inevitable‚ it had to happen because Carthage and Rome were like two giants‚ they both
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The Russian Revolution was a communist movement that eventually lead to the rise of the Soviet Union. It lasted less than half of a year and was lead by the Bolsheviks. George Orwell decided to look back at the times of the Russian revolution and turn the main events that happened during that period into a farm with the same situation at hand. Around the time that the Revolution started Russia was a provisional government lead by Tsar Nicholas II. The country was poverty stricken and devastated
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To what extent was Whig/Liberal dominance in the period 1846-68 a result of their free trade agenda? Between the years 1846 and 1868‚ the Conservative party was only in power for a total of just under four years – 1852‚ 1858-97 and 1866-68. Throughout these short-lived periods‚ they were never able to achieve a majority and this illustrates and defines the extent of Whig/Liberal dominance in this period. Their dominance was without doubt partially as a result of their free-trade agenda‚ but other
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Winston Churchill once said “ To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” "Winston Churchill Quote." people have always desired nice‚ luxurious things and power of anything they can get their hands on. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Leon Trotsky from the Russian Revolution is represented by Snowball‚ who is constantly bringing up new ideas to the community and Napoleon to make their lives go as smoothly as possible after taking over the farm. Based on the events in history‚ the
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To What Extent Would the Wide Use of Referendums Improve Democracy in the UK? The wide use of referendums would make an improvement to democracy in the UK. A reason why it would be so beneficial is that referendums highly encourage political participation. Over recent years‚ political participation has not been at it’s highest‚ with people expecting a mere 55% turnout at the next vote‚ referendums could be just what are required to engage the public in politics. The Good Friday referendum is
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Why Did War Break Out In 1914? There are several reasons why war broke out in 1914. Reasons such as revenge and jealousy influenced the outbreak of war majorly and in the important events leading up to the war such as the Moroccan crises‚ the Bosnian crisis and the Balkan Wars‚ the concepts Nationalism‚ Militarism‚ Imperialism and Alliances were seen. These events could either be categorised into short term or long term causes. An example of a short term cause that led to the outbreak of war in
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1. On June 28th‚ 1914 in the Austro-Hungary. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the imperial throne. Princip was a member of a Serbian terrorist organization‚ Black Hand. He was trying to spread Serbian nationalism. Instead‚ his reckless act started World War 1. About a month of diplomatic challenges and responses‚ the Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Ottoman Turkey) and the Allied Powers (Britain‚ France‚ and Italy) went to war. 2. What role did America have in the
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Vincent Vo Period 3 Unit 4 and 5 Reflection HW Unit 4 How did Peter the Great and Catherine the Great change Russia? Both Russian rulers largely reformed their country by introducing ideas and customs from Western Europe. Peter the Great was especially known for his trip to Western Europe and bringing back knowledge of finance‚ politics‚ military‚ etc. Through his reform of the military system and the nobility and construction of many factories‚ Peter brought Russia up to the surface from its longtime
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Soviet economy First‚ let’s see what conditions the Soviet economy had at its launch. It is known that Tsarist Russia was at one of the last places among the capitalist countries to produce industrial products per capita. In the middle of the 20th century‚ far ahead of Russia in terms of industrial production were the United States‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ and France. In tsarist Russia‚ cars‚ tractors‚ combines‚ powerful steam and gas turbines‚ diesel locomotives‚ electric locomotives‚ equipment for various
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To what extent would the wider use of referendums improve democracy in the UK? The wider use of referendums in the UK could potentially help improve democracy. A wider use of referendums would improve democracy in the UK because of the bigger chance that the people are given to cast their vote on issues that will affect them directly‚ and the country. There has been use of referendums in the past‚ such as Northern Ireland and the Good Friday vote‚ and the 2011 AV referendum‚ although they have been
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