Also they were well trained and had excellent tactics such as the Testudo (‘tortoise shell’) . This was particularly important because if the Roman didn’t have a good army then they wouldn’t have been able to conquer all those countries. Government; The Government also had a part in the control in the empire, they had very clear laws. Even if people like the law they could see that it was fair. This Is important in the controlling, however not as important as other reasons such as the Army or Trade.
The merchant class created a connection and trade route to other areas which gave way to financial gain in those areas. The absurd taxes on trade through the traditional Constantinople route forced Europe to find another way to India. Moreover the church gave special powers to nations when exploring the world in order to strengthen the religion. On top of that catholic nations didn’t want to trade with the ottomans because that would mean helping a Muslim nation. Civilians also loved the idea of exploration because they believed in a paradise in another nation.
One of the reasons as to why the British were able to conquer India was that they were already advanced in technology and they had more superior weapons and means of communication. They considered themselves more superior and higher in rank and thus they thought that they should conquer India. British control in India had both a positive and negative impact on India. On one hand it put the Indians on a standard living condition. But on the other hand it put them under the poverty line and destroyed their economy.
Despite the strong forces pushed upon the red army, the experience of the white leaders and position of Lenin, the communists still managed to achieve a victory in the Russian Civil War. Two main reasons that led to their success were because they had control over more people and because they had access to more weapons. However, there were many other contributing factors leading to the Bolshevik victory questioning the importance of these specific two. Bolshevik control over highly populated parts of Russia lead to communist success in the Civil War. The Bolsheviks had a huge strategic advantage due to their geographical position within Russia, in that they had control over major cities such as Moscow and Petrograd, which had many people within them.
When the Spaniards came they used these beliefs to conquer and enslave the Nahua peoples. The Spaniards saw it not as bad thing, but as a kind and helpful thing to do, because they believed they were superior to the native people in many, if not all ways. The Nahua peoples relied very heavily on prophecies and omens. They often claimed that they had foreseen the coming of the Spaniards through signs, dreams and omens. “There is evidence that the Nahua peoples were not alarmed by the arrival of the Spaniards.”(VV 29) There were many prophecies that fit nearly, if not completely, in to the Spanish takeover of South America.
Hitler could not achieve the solid control over the masses which he had, if he did not have the help of the so called powerful propaganda machine. Propaganda had been vital in winning the Nazis support that helped them come into power. As Goebbels stated in 1934 “Propaganda was [their] sharpest weapon in conquering the state, and remains [their] sharpest weapon in maintaining and building up the state”. The reason why Nazis relied on propaganda was first to keep the population contented and second win support for particular policies. Another rather ambitious aim of theirs was to indoctrinate the people with their Weltanschauung or in other words they were aiming to turn the population into committed members of their Volksgemeinschaft (a community whose members would be Aryan, genetically healthy, socially useful and politically committed to the regime).
Traditionally, Hindus and Muslims did not get along. Gandhi's vision was to unify these groups, so that they could stand up and fight the British. Both groups did not like the British ruling their country, but they were both too concerned with fighting each other to rise up and take their country back. Gandhi attempted to unify them by showing them how many of their core beliefs were the same; For example in the movie after it is decided that all Indian citizens should have a day of prayer and fasting, to show the British how much of an effect the Indian people actually have on the county. He said that, "Hindus and Muslims must be unified!".
By the time of conquest of Granada Moors had been living in Spain for centuries, and The other rulers attitude towards them ( convincia ) helped all the Spanish states to sustain peace, but he rise of Ottoman empire was an alert for the west , but the question is was the fear of another rising Muslim empire the main motive for Ferdinand and Isabella to conquest Granada or there was other motives that played a bigger part in Ferdinand and Isabella’s mind. Throughout history, religion always have had the biggest or if not one of the main roles in conflicts, although the moors at the time were very much part of Spain as they’ve been living there for couple of hundred years but for most Spanish rulers they were still the people who came in and invaded Spain and still have control over parts of it. So at end of the day they and their religion were hated. It should be noted both Ferdinand and Isabel were vey committed Catholics as well, so kicking Muslims out and returning it to be a Christian state would have been a great achievement. The Moors influence was getting weakened and Boabdil actions made everything worse He was the son of the sultan Abu l-Hasan Ali, and as it sometimes happens with princes, Boabdil was restless to gain power.
Guerrilla Warfare Account for the adoption of Guerilla War and assess for its effectiveness Guerilla is Spanish for “little war”. Guerilla war is a war of people which aims to bring about revolutionary change in a society. It is a method of political and military struggle that involves conflict between irregular forces and an established regular army. As an unconventional type of warfare, it involves limited combat against military targets. Although in itself it really affords military victory, it is an essential, early and intermediate stage of revolutionary reform.
From fighting wars that greatly benefitted others, to giving funding, weapons and troops to ensure safety and to teach these countries how to defend themselves. America has demonstrated that the welfare of smaller, lesser armed countries is a major concern. However, that same concern had been used as a “stepping stone” by the US. Taking advantage of the weakened governments, the US has used that country’s location to further the goal of becoming a global superpower. Being described as a global empire, by many analysts, America did its best to live up to that statement.