During wars, armies use the opposing sides’ disadvantages to work in their favor. The War for Independence was no different. England held the advantage of having the most dominant Navy in the world. Their naval power was incredibly overwhelming, especially to the colonists whose navy was nonexistent. Not only were the English more capable of winning a sea battle due to their superior Navy, they had the upper hand on land also.
Han China and Imperial Rome had different cultures and ways on how to run their country which made them advanced and powerful. The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty were similar in many ways. Imperial Rome and Han China had highly centralized governments that made them powerful. Only wealthy men could participate in political affairs and they had more power. Han China and Imperial Rome were more advanced than any other empire because they built roads that helped the trade, and become more successful.
Catholicism would not only unify the Spanish but would also be a major reason for New World expansion. The two empires had very different views on how to deal with the various religious views of their citizens. Despite the Ottoman being ruled by a Sultan and the Spanish being ruled by a king, the two leaders held very similar political power. The King held complete administrative power. He was in charge of trade and the way that matters were conducted in the Spanish colonies.
With a strong military hold, France was able to lead the way in the Franco-Dutch War, the War of the League of Augsburg, and the War of the Spanish Succession. For this reason, they became even more militaristically advanced. This could be a reason why France was considered the most powerful nation of its time. While fighting these wars, they apparently created enemies as well. Although the Netherlands could be accepted as an enemy of France around 1650, even more so would be Spain.
They discovered that their battle drills were quite applicable when raiding the actual houses. It is said that they were in and out so fast it might appear that they had been raiding houses since the day they joined the army. Since this was one of the only good things to come out of this raid the allies kept it fresh in their mind to keep these drills for other raids. The weapons that were used were not very good. The tanks were not designed to travel over the rocky beach and resisted to movement in a mere matter of minutes since departing the boats.
At the time America didn’t have the enormous military they do now. In fact they only had a few Militia’s and the Continental Army. As the British begin to invade the United States of America the militias were put to the test. As the British Navy was so vast the Continental Army did not stand a chance against them. The militias often knew the land so well that they were able use a tactic known as guerilla warfare.
From the early 1600’s to the late 1700’s several European nations skirmished for control of the North American Continent. Spain, France and Great Britain were the super powers trying to colonize the free world and expand their massive empires. England was victorious out of the three superpowers; this was due to the failures and short comings of the other two powers in the year’s prior to the American Revolution. The most powerful does not always win which can clearly been seen in this example, Spain. Backing this world power was the Spanish Armada, which was known for never losing a sea battle.
Christianity paved the path for a better future for an African. After the abolition of slavery in the north; religion began to take a serious role in the succession of African Americans in society. Beginning with the black Methodists being the first to show true definitive by seizing independent control of all means, of their church finances. The underground Railroad consisted of ministers and other Christians such as Christopher Rush, Theodore Wright, and Henry Highland Garnet , helping out slaves from the south in hiding along the way to the North, for freedom. At the time slaves were still legal in the south; therefore the act of of helping them escape to freedom was illegal.
The Crusades were a series of holy wars that was started by the Christian states of Europe against the Muslims. The Crusades started in 1095 when Pope Claremont declared the first crusade. The start of the crusades led to an immediate sewing of the cross to peoples garments. The crusades were undertaken by the Christian nations of Europe to rescue the holy places of Jerusalem from Mohammedans around 30,000 men volunteered and left Western Europe to fight. For Christians Jerusalem was the place where Jesus was crucified and ascended to heaven.
Because Britain is not in a favourable location, but a island. So Britain need more ships, guns that could shoot the people on the other side. Such a huge disadvantage 4,000 years ago, became a huge plus from the 17th century. Guns, compasses, ocean-going ships which were originally pioneered in the East but which, thanks to geography, proved more useful in the West. Since then, science and technology constitute the primary productive force.