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Considered one of the first major decisive battles of the world. |
Marathon |
Greek Hoplitesgreek |
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Greek Army General of Marathon |
Miltiades |
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Persian General at Marathon |
Datis |
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Led the Persians to invade Greece |
Xerxes |
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Spartan King ordered to cut the advance of Persia at Thermopylae |
Leonidas |
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Number of Spartans who remained at Thermopylae |
300 |
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Avaricious Greek traitor (farmer) |
Ephialtes |
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Sea Battle of Greeks vs. Persians |
Salamis Sea Battle |
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# Greeks at Salamis |
8,000 (most could swim) |
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# Persians at Salamis |
40,000 (most couldn't swim) |
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Peace existed ___ % of the time from earliest recorded warfare to 1898. |
5% |
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Integral part of the human psyche, soldiers must study it to do job more effectively |
War |
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Uses of Military History |
-Lessons learned -Understand the enemy -Human side of War -Doctrine development |
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Military History is: |
An objective, accurate, descriptive, and interpretive record of all activities of the Armed Forces in peace and War. |
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History is: |
Particular knowledge of what happened |
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Theory is: |
General knowledge of what things mean |
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Doctrine is: |
Common behavior of what to do about it. |
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3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA |
1) Technological Developments 2) Doctrine Innovations 3) Organizational Adaptation |
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3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA |
1) Technological Developments 2) Doctrine Innovations 3) Organizational Adaptation |
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Technological Developments: |
New tech w/ military applications |
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3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA |
1) Technological Developments 2) Doctrine Innovations 3) Organizational Adaptation |
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Technological Developments: |
New tech w/ military applications |
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Doctrine Innovations: |
Fully exploit the potential of new systems, operation concepts incorporating & integrating new tech must be developed into coherent doctrine. |
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3 common preconditions for the full realization of a RMA |
1) Technological Developments 2) Doctrine Innovations 3) Organizational Adaptation |
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Technological Developments: |
New tech w/ military applications |
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Doctrine Innovations: |
Must be developed into coherent doctrine. |
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Organizational Adaptation: |
Significant Bureaucratic acceptance & institutional transformation. |
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Two threads of continuity |
1) Internal 2) External |
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Two threads of continuity |
1) Internal 2) External |
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Internal Threads |
1) Military Professionalism 2) Logistics & Administration 3) Operations 4) Strategy 5) Tactics 6) Leadership 7) Military Theory & Doctrine |
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External Threads |
1) Political Factors 2) Social Factors 3) Economical Factors 4) Technology 5) Military Geography |
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External Threads |
1) Political Factors 2) Social Factors 3) Economical Factors 4) Technology 5) Military Geography |
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9 Principles of War |
1) Objective 2) Offensive 3) Mass 4) Economy of Force 5) Maneuver 6) Unity of Command 7) Security 8) Surprise 9) Simplicity |
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External Threads |
1) Political Factors 2) Social Factors 3) Economical Factors 4) Technology 5) Military Geography |
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9 Principles of War |
1) Objective 2) Offensive 3) Mass 4) Economy of Force 5) Maneuver 6) Unity of Command 7) Security 8) Surprise 9) Simplicity |
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Goals in Studying Military History |
1) Foster & maintain a historical mindedness 2) Promote esprit and pride in the professional Army. 3) Instill an appreciation of insights gained from lessons of the past understanding the lessons of the past cannot be blindly applied to any situation. |
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External Threads |
1) Political Factors 2) Social Factors 3) Economical Factors 4) Technology 5) Military Geography |
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9 Principles of War |
1) Objective 2) Offensive 3) Mass 4) Economy of Force 5) Maneuver 6) Unity of Command 7) Security 8) Surprise 9) Simplicity |
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Goals in Studying Military History |
1) Foster & maintain a historical mindedness 2) Promote esprit and pride in the professional Army. 3) Instill an appreciation of insights gained from lessons of the past understanding the lessons of the past cannot be blindly applied to any situation. |
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Native Food Sources |
Maize, Fish, Seasonal Tubers/Fruits, & Game. |
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External Threads |
1) Political Factors 2) Social Factors 3) Economical Factors 4) Technology 5) Military Geography |
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9 Principles of War |
1) Objective 2) Offensive 3) Mass 4) Economy of Force 5) Maneuver 6) Unity of Command 7) Security 8) Surprise 9) Simplicity |
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Goals in Studying Military History |
1) Foster & maintain a historical mindedness 2) Promote esprit and pride in the professional Army. 3) Instill an appreciation of insights gained from lessons of the past understanding the lessons of the past cannot be blindly applied to any situation. |
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Native Food Sources |
Maize, Fish, Seasonal Tubers/Fruits, & Game. |
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European observers often misinterpreted Native "ritualized" conflict as ____ & Indian raiding as ____ . |
"Sham Wars" & "Criminality" |
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In 1607 English colonists landed in ________. |
Jamestown, Virginia. |
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In 1607 English colonists landed in ________. |
Jamestown, Virginia. |
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Many of the tribes were destroyed by ______ & _______ . |
Constant Warfare & Catastrophic Diseases |
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The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another. |
Fur Trade |
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The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another. |
Fur Trade |
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________ technology emerged when the touch-hole was moved to the side of the "hand gonne." |
Flash Pan Technology |
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The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another. |
Fur Trade |
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________ technology emerged when the touch-hole was moved to the side of the "hand gonne." |
Flash Pan Technology |
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The _________ was a welcomed improvement in the 15th Century and remained in use into the 1700's. |
The Matchlock |
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The ____________ made Native tribes more powerful and more aggressive; pitting European powers against one another. |
Fur Trade |
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________ technology emerged when the touch-hole was moved to the side of the "hand gonne." |
Flash Pan Technology |
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The _________ was a welcomed improvement in the 15th Century and remained in use into the 1700's. |
The Matchlock |
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The ________ incorporated a simple mechanism. (Similar to a modern bic lighter). |
The Wheel-Lock |
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The ______ was developed in France around 1612. |
The Flintlock |
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The ______ was developed in France around 1612. |
The Flintlock |
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What was in Salem, Massachusetts in 1636? |
The First Muster, every man was a Soldier. |
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The ______ was developed in France around 1612. |
The Flintlock |
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What was in Salem, Massachusetts in 1636? |
The First Muster, every man was a Soldier. |
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What two peoples fought the first of many Wars between the Whites and Native Americans? |
Pequots and the New England settlers. |
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