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the only way to stay is to commit to living there permanently or commit genocide. Nixon (and the Madman Theory) came close to the latter course of action in Vietnam. It is impossible to overestimate the hubris of policy makers in large nations with imperial pretensions. Always there is the possibility of miscalculation which leads to a catastrophic event. Note the Athenian decision to invade Sicily and compare the Athenian attitude to those who still believe we should unilaterally attempt to…

service. Augustus originally had upwards of 53 legions; he merged them to only 23-28 legions in order to make them easier to manage, less expensive, and in lieu of the fact that he had relinquished many senatorial provinces in exchange for only a few imperial provinces in the First Settlement. He allowed anybody who wished to retire the right to do so, while keeping the willing men from both his and Antony's troops as part of a new standing army. The remaining legions would be paid a salary…

The reasons for Australians enlisting to fight in World War One varied and were complex. These reasons may be categorised into two main sections: Intrinsic and extrinsic. Some of the many intrinsic factors included the sense of adventure, sense of duty to support fellow Australians and a sense of duty to defend Australia from a perceived enemy and finally a sense of duty to defend the “Mother Country”. These contrast with the extrinsic influences which include enlisting to escape poverty,…

modern day police force that was available in Pompeii. The only thing was that the sole propose of the Vigiles was not originally to protect and serve the people, but the emperors. The Urban Cohorts also only existed to protect the emperor and his imperial capital. This division of the military was not focused on fires. The Cohortes Urbanae worked as a specialized group of enforcers, like a modern day SWAT team, whose job it was "to keep order and suppress riots at public games" (Alderte 104).…

Task 3 Part A: First, the 13th Amendment was made; it gave African Americans something they had always wanted, ever since they were born, their freedom. Immediately after the Civil War, they sought to give meaning to freedom by reuniting families separated under slavery, establishing their own churches and schools, seeking economic autonomy, and demanding equal civil and political rights (Norton, 2015). The 13th Amendment did not protect African-Americans, so the 14th Amendment was made. The…

The entire Reagan family supported Franklin D. Roosevelt whole heartedly. In Hollywood, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Reagan also identified with Roosevelt's internationalism, especially his opposition to the aggressions of Nazi Germany and imperial Japan. After World War II, Reagan aligned with the dominant faction in the Democratic Party as an anti-Communist liberal. Reagan opposed the Communists and their allies. In 1953 he became a secret informant for the FBI, reporting on Communist…

Steve Biko was born on the 18th of December in 1946 in Tylden. After matriculating from high school, Biko had initially intended to be a lawyer but changed to medicine as studying law was associated with political activism. In 1965, while studying medicine at the University of Natal, Biko was elected into the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and became involved in the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) (Martin, 2012: 123). According to Martin (2012:123) during this time…

The Art of Love in Renaissance Italy: An Exploration of Sensual Pleasure in Architectural Space Xiaoyi Chen FAH335 #1 Exhibition Catalogue Printed Book: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili Date: 1499 Author: Francesco Colonna Location: Venice With elegant woodcutting and hybrid language, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (translated in English as The Strife of Love in a Dream) depicts…

In the 1760s, colonists in the British America reaped many benefits without incurring any costs from the British Imperial system. However, there was no major problem in the area. Over the next decade, Britain started basing its policies on its war debts. There was an attempt by the British to reform colonial administration, enforce tax laws and introduce troops in America (UShistory, 2014). The aim was to raise more money to furnish the war debt. However, that strategy led to conflicts and from…

India’s democratic longevity is anomalous to modernisation theory’s claim of a correlative relationship between economic development and democracy. However, this anomaly does not disprove modernisation theory, but rather is symptomatic of its inapplicability in many democratising countries today. To address this tension, this essay will outline the theoretical foundations of modernisation theory and subsequently offer an institutionalist and voluntarist approach in revealing its inapplicability…