of the conflict, the stage was now set for the next century’s power strugglesprimarily dominated by these two expanding empires. The Golden Age was over. SPAIN:In Spain, the 17th century is known as the Siglo de Oro (literally the “Golden...
The Way We Were—The KO.In ancient times war was pretty straight forward; seek the knock out. The strategy was to conquer someone else’s land and take control of their resources and labor—thus, empires grew. Armies were relatively small, 10-50k, and were roughly equiv...
Empires have risen and fallen; humanity has made huge progress. Nevertheless, it is still not unheard of for modern leaders to utilize fear or hatred of Jews to establish their own political legitimacy and acquire wider public support. Perhaps, one day, this sad page in the history of ...
this is how they stayed rich. You could vote for many different issues if you were a free man. Which meant the poor could vote but only for the ephors, which pretty much run Sparta. The helots were at the bottom of the ladder and were looked at as slaves because of how they once ...
Powerful European nations began a process of taking over entire sections of the world in the 1800s and early 1900s, a series of conquests remembered as imperialism that set up mighty empires.Answer and Explanation: Germany was annoyed by the imperialism of Europe largely because they only came ...
It has always been the case that perception overrides actuality, were it not so there would never have been any empires, religions or political parties. Out Of Touch Elites Are Destroying Civilised Society Society With Net Zero Obsession And No Plan B How good it must have felt for ...
the Middle East, but its grandeur may have also been its downfall. With such a vast territory to govern, the empire faced an administrative and logistical nightmare. Even with their excellent road systems, the Romans were unable to communicate quickly or effectively enough to manage their ...
and that furthermore upset the citizens of Rome. After Diocletian died the two new empires were given to his two sons. The splitting of the Roman Empire was causing more problems at this point, since they were growing apart culturally, for example they started speaking different languages and ...
might endanger republican institutions at home. The character of the country's values and institutions thus melded with security and economic considerations to allow the United States to respect the nationalist ambitions of other peoples and to applaud the destruction of foreign empires when they ...
an egomaniac convinced he knew better than everyone else. He was charismatic enough to convince a group of passengers who either lacked good sense or were so devoted to the Titanic that they’d take any chance to visit.Rush also covered up how unsafe his sub was. Doesn’t sound so inexpli...