Warship

Introduction This assessment comments an engraving of 1805 of Trafalgar’s battle. It examines its composition, which represents Nelson’s meeting with his captains a sketch of the battle. It aims to analyse how its imagery relates to the historical antecedents and the historiographical context. The engraving, aimed to help in the propaganda war as it spread the myth of British invincibility, is thought to be inaccurate while describing the battle development and the true reasons behind such…

west, they see these people as evil people. They are villains, they are thieves. But Somalia, they don't see them as evil people. The Somalis see them as heroes.” This relates to the end of the film where it was stated that if Americans, with their warship, disrupt the seas, they are seen and welcomed as heroes, however, if another country with a small boat disrupts the sea, they are a criminal. These contrasting yet similar analogies embody Somalia and America respectively, displaying how both…

Ending in a total of over 37 million deaths of both citizens and the military of all parties involved, War World II was arguably the deadliest war to have occurred in the world, and it all began due to the acts of one country alone, Germany. After World War I, Germany was left in a very weak and poor state, mainly due to the Treaty of Versailles, which aimed to weaken Germany enough so that another catastrophe, alike war, would not be repeated. The damage done to Germany, as an effect of the…

Who was the best of them all? The Vikings were a very strong civilization because of their economy. Their economy was wealth because they had skilled warriors and traders, and owned much land. The original Vikings were from settlements in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Vikings were fierce barbarian-like men. They were very skilled fighters, merchants, farmers, and craftsmen. The year of 789 a.d. marked the beginning of the Viking age, or “terror of Europe.” Vikings had started attacking Northern…

They were the most formidable forces in the ways of war. However, Sparta and Athens had their strengths and weaknesses. Athens had naval superiority. With over 200 warships, Athens had the largest naval fleet in ancient Greece. During the course of the Athenian Empire, the empire had an expansive policy with aggressive actions. Forming the Delian league, 173 city-states of the Aegean were under the dominion of the Athenian…

life is brought into play and the efforts of the crew to keep it alive are put to the test. When the Confederacy began slipping and falling prey to the Union’s overwhelming power, a Confederate States Navy Lieutenant Commander strives to claim this warship as his own, along with Captain William Conway Whittle. With these men and what little crew they have, they plan to turn the war between the divided nation around, and take back the Confederate power. Before Whittle can accomplish this task, he…

On November 21, 1963, shots rang out. John F. Kennedy, the 35th president, was driving through crowds in Dallas, Texas when he was suddenly shot and killed. The world was in a state of shock. The life of John F. Kennedy was tragically over. The world was stunned. John was a mischievous boy coming from a big successful family. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29th, 1917. John’s mom, Rose Fitzgerald, was a Boston debut. While John’s dad, Joseph Kennedy Sr., was a successful banker…

problem. Lin tried, by rounding up addicts and forcing them off the habit, and punishing domestic drug dealers. ("The Opium War and Foreign Encroachment.") But when Lin Zexu tried to take and burn warehouses, the British fought back, and brought their warships and more advanced weapons. The Chinese didn’t stand a chance and eventually signed the Treaty of Nanking which opened China up to Britain. China also was forced to agree to more unfair treaties, with Russia, Japan and…

Under the impression that the United States was secretly in cahoots with France due to their alliance, despite the implementation of the Neutrality Acts, the British attacked American vessels in the French West Indies. They seized 300 merchant ships and hundreds of seamen, some of whom they employed on their own ships and others they incarcerated in dungeons. In 1794 Washington sent John Jay to London to treat with the British about their violations of America’s neutral rights but, due in part…

Although these advancements could be seen quite positively at the time, as the countries were led to believe that they were more powerful with more advanced technology, these changes did not come without any dangers. As the United Nations said in 1984, “It is evident that the designing, testing, manufacture, possession, deployment and use of nuclear weapons are among the greatest threat to life which confronts mankind today.” They also went on to say “The production, testing, possession,…