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England's naval innovation was long-range cannon warfare: a risky, inaccurate, initially bad method that worked because the English persisted through failure.
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Naval Power
England's naval innovation was long-range cannon warfare: a risky, inaccurate, initially bad method that worked because the English persisted through failure.
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Jiang defines the polis as a community rather than a place, so Athens survives the burning of the city when the Athenians board their ships.
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"...Drake did. So at this time, England is emerging as a naval power. And it's going to surpass both Spain and France, become the..."
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"Okay? What matters is persistence. What matters is resilience. And in this, in that respect, the English are far superior to the European adversaries...."
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"I'm not sure if you've seen the movie 300. Okay? But basically, it was about 300 Spartans and about 5,000 other Greeks who tried..."
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"Okay? They just boarded their ships because Athens is a naval power and they just sailed away. Okay? Do you understand? So Athens was..."
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"...East and Europe in East Asia and sort of negate American naval power. And that's why this war in Iran is happening. Because Iran..."
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"...can trade by itself through railways. But America is primarily a naval power, therefore it requires people to trade by sea. Okay? And so..."
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"...conquer Europe and Britain cannot have that okay Britain is a naval power and if Napoleon is able to establish an empire in Europe..."
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"...to two things. The first thing they're committed to is maintaining naval power. The second thing they're committed to is ensuring that no major..."
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"...after World War I. The idea is this. Britain is a naval power. And as long as it's able to dominate the seas, it..."
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"...take notice of Russia, especially Britain. Remember, Britain is this great naval power that is dedicated to a divide and conquer policy of Europe...."
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"...said, last class we talked about how Spain is a dominant naval power in the world, and that's what allowed Spain to colonize South..."
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"...the First Punic War. Now, there's a problem. Carthage is a naval power. Rome is a land power. Rome has no navy. So what..."
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Britain becomes empire not because it begins powerful, but because it begins divided, poor, exposed, and forced to change.
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Greek history begins with geography, but it ends here as a theory of abundance, blocked status, and pointless war: when the line stops moving, the young do not overthrow the old order directly.
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