The Second War began when the Spartan King Archimedes II laid siege to the city of Plataea. The Athenians were able to hold their position until 427 B.C.E., when the city fell. During that time, a revolt by the Spartans as taking place at Mytilene, which put additional pressure on Athens. While they defended and successfully extinguished that revolt, the Athenians made additional progress into Peloponnese, by sea, as well as Italy, by land. Athens’ success eventually ended when they were defeated in an attempt to recover Amphipolis in 422 B.C.E.
Great Britain and the Turkish Empire crossed paths during the 19th century as a result of Western Europe’s involvement in the Crimean War. The Turkish Empire was already weak from internal unrest, but Russia’s threats burdened the empire further and this eventually lead to the Crimean war. Turks were struggling to defend themselves because their weapons and methods were inferior to Russia’s, plus they were already exhausted and fatigued from internal conflicts within their own territories. Allies from Western Europe stepped in and aided Turkey during the war and they defeated Russia in the end, but this was a wakeup call for the allies because they realized the superior power of the Russian military. They recognized the need to modernize military
World War II was a global war that covering every continent and most countries in the world. Starting in 1939 and continues until the end in 1945, although there were a conflicts began earlier. The real cause of this war is still debating. Whether it is the unfair ofTreaty of Versailles, world economic problem, the failure of League of Nations, the usurpation of power by some group of people, etc.
The battle of the bulge is one of the deadliest battle in World War 2. In December 1944, Adolf Hitler attempted to split the allied armies in Northwest Europe by means of surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to antwerp. Caught off guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne, Lieutenant General George S. Patton 's successful maneuvering of the third Army to bastogne proved vital to the allied defense, leading to the neutralization of the German Counteroffensive despite heavy casualties. On December 16, three German Armies launched the deadliest most desperate battle of the war in the west in the poorly ordered, rugged, heavily forested Ardennes. A shortage
During WW2 Germany used a new tactic called the “Blitzkrieg” to overrun most of Europe. The tactic “Blitzkrieg” involved massing planes, tanks and artillery to break through enemy defenses. The German forces encircled opposing troops, forcing them to surrender. Using Blitzkrieg, Germany defeated Poland in September, 1939 and Denmark on April, 1940. German forces have pushed the Soviet Union more than 600 miles to the gates of Moscow.
According to Mr. Kim’s lecture on World War Two, both of these dictators had developed new and advanced war-machinery in order to prepare to gain European ascendancy. Germany and Italy, the two dictator’s home countries, had even allied together to create the Axis powers, Mussolini was able to easily capture Ethiopia, as Ethiopia’s primitive spears were no match against Italian tanks and guns. Although extreme, this was the first conflict in which advanced technology was necessary in order to advance in war. After Hitler grew to power, he began his plans to capture and annex the whole world into the “Third Reich.” After exploiting appeasement too far, Hitler launched a Blitzkrieg, or lightning war against Poland.
WW1 is known as the first modern war because it saw the incorporation of mechanical weapons. The Central Powers and Allies both used a variety of weapons such as machine guns, chemical weapons , clothing, biplanes, artillery, tanks, grenades, and rifles. These weapons were state of the art for the early 20th century. These weapons caused casualties to skyrocket as the Allies and the Central Powers were in a stalemate.
During World War I many changes were occurring in the United States. The War also marked the start of new ideas and concepts that would deeply affect the War and the outcome of it. Three things that strongly affected the United States and their participation in the war are; propaganda, technology, and warfare. Propaganda was not used as much until World War I. Propaganda was used as a weapon by the United states. The use of propaganda was used as a tactic to encourage the war.
On June 6, 1944, the Battle of Normandy began. This day, also known as D-Day, would go down in history for making a tremendous impact on the war. The German and American forces fought hard, inflicting injuries beyond compare (G1). Many people were highly dedicated to fighting for their country, resulting in many lost lives (C1). Many Americans were so determined that they actually swam into German fire to fight on the coast of France (F1).
As one of the most successful military campaign in history, the Fall of France remained a surprise to many. Miraculously, Germany defeated France in six weeks during World War Two; something that they could not do in four years during World War One. At the time, France was one of the most powerful countries in the world. Its army, the Free French Forces, was crowned as the most potent army in Europe. Along with the Maginot Line, the French army seemed to be unbreakable.
German understanding of the operational environment, taking into account the lessons learned from previous wars and their willingness to learn and adapt has lead them in development of Blitzkrieg as the ultimate weapon of the German army. The full potential of the Blitzkrieg was hampered by technology and logistical limitations; however, it reached the peak in contemporary combined arms warfare. The concept of achieving fast victory was not a new idea in the military culture, it was a concept that every leader during the wartime was striving to achieve. Unfortunately, this concept was hindered due to the technological limitations.
They used the strategy during their Spring Offensive, also known as the Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser’s Battle), which was supposed to be Germany’s attempt to end the war. During the Spring Offensive, the deepest advance from either side since 1914 had occurred. The offensive was not as successful as the Germans had hoped as they did not win the
Then he put a white disk in the middle of the flag. Inside the white disk he put a black swastika. The swastika then became the most evil and recognizable symbol of the Nazis. After designing the Nazi flag they put it on everything, posters, arm bands, medallions and badges. After Germany’s defeat the Allied government made it illegal to have the Nazi symbols.
While peace and harmony characterized much of Europe at the beginning of the 1900s, there were less visible—and darker—forces at work as well. Below the surface of peace and goodwill, Europe witnessed several gradual developments that would ultimately help propel the continent into war. 4 Yet another troubling development throughout the early years of the 20th century was the rise of a dangerous European arms race. The nations of Europe believed that to be truly great, they needed to have a powerful military. By 1914, all the Great Powers except Britain had large standing armies.
Known as one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, WWII was a very hostile, and horrifying catastrophe. WWII was the second World War, which lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war involved more than 30 countries, which in fact making it a total war. A total war, a term not used until the 1930s by German general Erich Von Ludendorff(www.alphahistory.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) is a military conflict involving different nations participating in creating a strategic plan, using all available resources in order to defeat or weaken another axis nation. Some resources that were used to strengthen and help a military defeat another included heavily constructed industrial factories, civilian personnel, and mobilization
