The Afghanistan War took a heavy financial toll on the Soviet Union during the 1980s. Similar to the American invasion of Afghanistan in the early 2000s, the Soviets realized it to be very difficult to defeat an enemy when an invading force attempts to restructure another nation's government or eradicated a non-political force (such as the Mujaheddin or al-Qaeda). <span />
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noo i dont think its a fair comparison, no one should be compared to others especially to those who have failed. well at least thats my opinion
1.Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman emperor, 800 CE
2.Chinese issue the first paper money, 1024 CE
3.The wheel is used in Mesopotamia, 3500 BCE
<u><em>4. Year 1 CE</em></u>
<span>He just managed to conquer everybody, where the others failed.
Some of the factors that had an effect on that military operation where his innovations.
He introduced the notion of professional army in the area and the practice of gaining political and diplomatic influence through marriages.
Most importantly he managed to secure gold and silver mines in macedonia and thace that allowed him to finance his wars.
But also the timing was good, the rest Greeks were very weak after the long peloponnesian wars and the plagues of the time.
Also, since macedonians were also Greek and shared common language and culture, they were able to gain influence in various ways in the other Greek city states, including buying supporters in places like the Greek Delphic council.</span>Source(s):<span>http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/PhilipofMacedon.html</span>
He was a brutal leader who advanced the military but made few other positive changes in the Mongol empire.
