The Peloponnesian War What were Athens’ and Sparta’s political objectives at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War? To what extent did Athens and Sparta pursue strategies compatible with their political objectives? The Peloponnesian War was fought in three phases between the Athenians and Spartans. In order to determine the political objectives of Athens and Sparta a review of the time periods is required. The Peloponnesian War between the Athenian Empire‚ formerly the Delian League‚ and
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Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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Evaluate the role of particular pieces of written evidence in assisting our understanding of the Trojan War The Trojan War is one of the most legendary stories about warfare of all time. There has been much debate regarding the historical accuracy of sources about the war‚ leading many historians to disagree about whether the war actually occurred or not. Due to the lack of primary sources‚ the likelihood of some of the sources being untrue is very high‚ however there is too much uncovered evidence
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ago‚ Machiavelli asked us‚ "do the ends justify the means?" That statement (or question) can be used to assess nearly any action. So‚ was it morally valid for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? It was a quick way to end a war‚ and it saved the lives of soldiers on both sides. Also‚ it taught us to fear nuclear power‚ as the first thing it was used for was to destroy (obliterate) two cities‚ and to kill over 200‚000 people. Next‚ it helped to spped up research on the topic
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Justifying War James Sterba states in his article entitled Reconciling Pacifists and Just War Theories that it is undeniable that wars bring huge amounts of death and destruction‚ with many of those being innocent people. He states that with the amount of innocents killed during wartimes‚ it is almost impossible to justify warfare at all. The killing of innocents is looked at as a major violation of our social norms and‚ outside of war‚ is punished under the full extent of the law. During wartime
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Aquinas‚ in order to justify the just war‚ the war has to meet various principles of jus ad bellum.(Aquinas‚p.240) In this paper‚ I will go through those principles and determine whether the war in The Melian Dialogue is just or not on the Melian’s side. Although some people may argue that the war in The Melian Dialogue meets various principles in the just war framework‚ I will introduce those arguments and rebut those arguments to justify that it was an unjust war. The Melian Dialogue described a
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The War of 1812 was a war between Britain and the United States fought primarily in Upper Canada. It had many causes‚ few which involved British North America. The results of the war include the fact that there was no clear winner or loser among them. The only real losers in the situation were the Natives in the region. They were driven out of their lands and customs. None of the borders was changed by the war‚ though many attempts were made. The Treaty of Ghent‚ which ended the war‚ did nothing
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American History The War of 1812 The War of 1812 was a war that was fought between the military of The United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans were the first to declare the war against the British Empire. There were several reasons for the War of 1812‚ for instance‚ trade restrictions because of the ongoing war between Britain and the French‚ imprisonment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy‚ British support of American Indians tribes against
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United States during the American war in Vietnam‚ I would tell the young African-American not to get involved in this war and say no to it course it is a huge violation to the human right of both countries and a totally waste of nation resource. I have three points to support my point of view. First‚ the Vietnam War is violated the human rights of Americans and damage the state interest. The Vietnam War started in 1955 and ended in 1975. America suffered in this war for 12 years and the payment is
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War is Kind In Stephen Cranes poem “War is Kind‚” He uses repetition‚ tone and imagery‚ to communicate his theme: war is not kind‚ it is horrible. Repetition is the most prominent literary element used by the author. One of the most repeated phrases is "war is kind." Not only does it appear in the title‚ but it is repeated in lines 15‚ 12‚ 16‚ and 26. Crane illustrates that he is being verbally ironic. He does not mean that war is kind‚ but that war creates Misery. The phrase "do not weep" is
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