All these tensions in Europe between very powerful nations led up to WW1. Even though the Build up of alliances and arms was a tremendous factor in the start of ww1 creating a state of total war. The most important underlying cause of WW1 was imperialism. The Triple Entente had the largest amount of colonies, which meant more military support and a larger budget to spend on their military forces
Its empire was the largest with the richest industries and strongest navy. The envious Germany soon built up its empire to challenge Britain’s position. Germany struggled and fought to gain more and more power. This fight to preserve their balance of power scared many other countries which helped led into the war. A major cause of WWII was the fact that both Germany and Japan felt that they did not have the amount of power that they deserved.
The way in which the country exerts its influence is mainly with its military force. The USA has the world’s most powerful military machine on Earth and its geographically widespread. It consists of 479,400 military personnel. These numbers help to influence different countries. Without this USA military force the whole world struggle during wars as the USA’s army is so large different countries depend on the USA to help
The Roman Empire in Rome, Italy was very long lasting mainly because of the amount of money and places the army took over. This empire, lasted for over 500 eventful years, started in 44 BC, the appointment of Julius Caesar. The Roman Empire started in Italy and spread to Spain, Carthage, Macedonia, Asia Minor and many more. They were strong but there was a lot of selfishness between the army and the empire. The four main reasons for the collapse of the empire are Economics.
The conquest of certain civilizations lead to new ideas being brought in by the conquerors, and this lead to a much larger surplus, larger than ever before. Along with the arrival of surplus-enhancing technology, the smelting of iron also appeared. Before, copper and bronze had been used, but had proved to be only accessible to the wealthy and made poor tools, and weapons, too. Iron ore was much more abundant than copper, and with the skillful workings of the blacksmiths, “the effect [it had] on agriculture was massive,” (Harman 46). By the 7th century BC, new civilizations that were based on the new technologies that came around were on the rise.
Revolutionary Protestant Changes During the Times of Martin Luther Imagine experiencing the constant feeling of being taken advantage of by a more powerful force. Imagine what it has felt like to not have a say or movement in the areas surrounding you. Everyday life in the majority of Europe became submerged in these feelings because of the Roman Catholic Church which during the 1500s had an over extensive amount of power. The Roman Catholic Church had not only immense religious authority because it remained as the main religion of Europe, but in addition had a vast political influence in Europe. Its political power mainly came from the excessive expanse of wealth and economic success.
Militarism is known as to maintain a strong military capability and increase in the number of armed forces. Germany and Great Britain were in a great competition. Both countries were increasing their naval spending. This arms race, or the build up of armies and navies, caused fear and suspicion and also led to a hostile relationship between these two countries. Imperialism, competition for trade and colonies, resulted in tense relationships between European nations.
It should be noted, in antiquity there was not a nation of Greece as such. Geographically and socially communities were divided into numerous city states or a polis. Athens and Sparta are observed as the largest but by no means as the only polis states in antiquity of Greece. War was fundamental to the social and political organisations of the ancient worlds of Greece due to the ideologies formed by the necessities of society at that time. Limited resources, population growth and to some extent, differing ideologies that originated from the polis states conflicting economic and socio-political concepts are elements of necessity that continuously influenced the war culture of the ancient Greek worlds.
Spenser Blake 09-10-12 Class: 6 The Han Dynasty vs. the Roman Empire: a comparison of their political, cultural, and economic issues. The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were two of the most powerful entities to rule their respective parts of the world. The Han Dynasty ruled over a large expanse of Asia, while the Roman Empire ruled over much of Europe. Although it looked as if these empires were going strong, they eventually fell due to many factors including political, cultural, and economic issues. These great empires’ falls were similar in many ways, and also different in numerous ways.
It was necessary for Henry to continue the war as it would have been disastrous to give up on the fight for French land, but war was expensive and it affected the income of many noble families. This caused distress at the home front which was not wholly Henry’s fault. The French were growing in military strength by 1931. With greatly superior resources in men and money, it is easy to conceive how the French managed to reverse the military situation during Henry’s reign. It was exceedingly difficult for Henry to live up to the immensely high standard of success