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* The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was this for the late Roman Empire. Emperor Valens led an army of 20,000 Goths to put an end to the uprising that had plagued the region for two years, and decided to attack them immediately instead of waiting for the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, as he was jealous of Gratian's successes in the Western Roman Empire. The battle was a disaster, with Emperor Valens killed, two thirds of the Roman army destroyed, and the Goths free to pillage as they went. While Rome had suffered bad defeats before, the aftermath showed that Rome could no longer impose treaties on barbarians as they used to, as the Goths were given a de facto kingdom in Thrace and were never assimilated. As a result, many historians now believe Adrianople marked the start of the problems that would ultimately destroy the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century. [[Spoiler: Not long after Valens died the cause of Arian Christianity in the Roman East was to come to an end. His successor Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the state religion of Rome and suppressed the Arians.
The Arian Christianity retained its solid foothold in East Germanic nations: Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths),Vandals, Burgundians, Svevi, Langobards; who entered the provinces of the Western Roman Empire and began founding their own kingdoms there. ]]
The Arian Christianity retained its solid foothold in East Germanic nations: Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths),Vandals, Burgundians, Svevi, Langobards; who entered the provinces of the Western Roman Empire and began founding their own kingdoms there. ]]
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* The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was this for the late Roman Empire. Emperor Valens led an army of 20,000 Goths to put an end to the uprising that had plagued the region for two years, and decided to attack them immediately instead of waiting for the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, as he was jealous of Gratian's successes in the Western Roman Empire. The battle was a disaster, with Emperor Valens killed, two thirds of the Roman army destroyed, and the Goths free to pillage as they went. While Rome had suffered bad defeats before, the aftermath showed that Rome could no longer impose treaties on barbarians as they used to, as the Goths were given a de facto kingdom in Thrace and were never assimilated. As a result, many historians now believe Adrianople marked the start of the problems that would ultimately destroy the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century. [[Spoiler: Not long after Valens died the cause of Arian Christianity in the Roman East was to come to an end. His successor Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the state religion of Rome and suppressed the Arians.
Arians. The Arian Christianity retained its solid foothold in East Germanic nations: Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths),Vandals, Burgundians, Svevi, Langobards; who entered the provinces of the Western Roman Empire and began founding their own kingdoms there. ]]there.
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** The same can be said for Germany. The German constitution puts heavy civilian oversight over the ''Bundeswehr''. While the country continues to produce quality weapons and vehicles, the military is seen as a joke by much of the German public. And that's not even getting into the deep-rooted national shame that Germany feels for the Holocaust.
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* Afghanistan was one of the causes of the stumbling Soviet system finally falling over. Ironically, it would be a Vietnam-lite for America as well, 20 years of the War on Terror ending up with nothing to show for it in Afghanistan save the butchers bill.
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* Afghanistan is known as the "Graveyard of Empires" precisely for this reason. Despite being a relatively weak nation, its mountainous, desert terrain makes it a nightmare to occupy and maintain control over, and insurgents are nearly impossible to stamp out. Some of the mightiest empires in history have withdrawn from Afghanistan in frustration and embarrassment, after an easy initial conquest led to resources being wasted on a decades-long occupation. In modern history, for instance, [[UsefulNotes/SovietInvasionOfAfghanistan an attempt by the Soviet Union to occupy the country in 1979]] led to a ten-year conflict, which was one of the contributing causes of the stumbling tottering Soviet system finally falling over. Ironically, it breaking down. Decades later, the United States would be a Vietnam-lite for America as well, 20 years occupy Afghanistan in 2001 at the onset of the War on Terror ending up UsefulNotes/WarOnTerror, and walked away twenty years later with nothing to show for it in Afghanistan save the butchers butcher's bill.
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** And just when people thought '''Garden''' would go smoother...it didn't. While some bridges were taken intact, the Germans, having been expecting an offense of some sort in the area soon, [[CrazyPrepared wired several bridges to blow]], which they detonated at the first sign of trouble, causing heavy delays to the XXX Corps as they tried to reach Arnhem to relieve the 1st Airborne. On top of this, the A50 became a death trap for the XXX Corps' convoys, being shelled and raided almost constantly by German forces still holding out, and earning it the ignominious name of "[[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Hell's Highway]]". And, just to add a topper to the shitstorm, a major part of the XXX got caught in a surprise German air raid in the city of Eindhoven, which devastated their logistics and, most horrifying to them, resulted in the deaths of ''hundreds'' of civilians, who had only the day before had welcomed the Allies with open arms and celebration in gratitude for their liberation. Combined with the hampering efforts and logistical nightmare that supplying them had become, the XXX bogged down just outside Nijmegen. Unfortunately, at this point, Eisenhower called it quits, and '''Market Garden''' was aborted. As for the 1st Airborne in Arnhem...their relief would not be arriving. Of the eight thousand souls left behind in the besieged city, barely a quarter of those would make it back to friendly lines.
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** And just when people thought '''Garden''' would go smoother... it didn't. While some bridges were taken intact, the Germans, having been expecting an offense of some sort in the area soon, [[CrazyPrepared wired several bridges to blow]], which they detonated at the first sign of trouble, causing heavy delays to the XXX Corps as they tried to reach Arnhem to relieve the 1st Airborne. On top of this, the A50 became a death trap for the XXX Corps' convoys, being shelled and raided almost constantly by German forces still holding out, and earning it the ignominious name of "[[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Hell's Highway]]". And, just to add a topper to the shitstorm, a major part of the XXX got caught in a surprise German air raid in the city of Eindhoven, which devastated their logistics and, most horrifying to them, resulted in the deaths of ''hundreds'' of civilians, who had only the day before had welcomed the Allies with open arms and celebration in gratitude for their liberation. Combined with the hampering efforts and logistical nightmare that supplying them had become, the XXX bogged down just outside Nijmegen. Unfortunately, at this point, Eisenhower called it quits, and '''Market Garden''' was aborted. As for the 1st Airborne in Arnhem...their relief would not be arriving. Of the eight thousand souls left behind in the besieged city, barely a quarter of those would make it back to friendly lines.
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** And just when people thought '''Garden''' would go smoother...it didn't. While some bridges were taken intact, the Germans, having been expecting an offense of some sort in the area soon, [[CrazyPrepared wired several bridges to blow]], which they detonated at the first sign of trouble, causing heavy delays to the XXX Corps as they tried to reach Arnhem to relieve the 1st Airborne. On top of this, the A50 became a death trap for the XXX Corps' convoys, being shelled and raided almost constantly by German forces still holding out, and earning it the ignominious name of "[[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Hell's Highway]]". And, just to ad a topper to the shitstorm, a major part of the XXX got caught in a surprise German air raid in the city of Eindhoven, which devastated their logistics and, most horrifying to them, resulted in the deaths of ''hundreds'' of civilians, who had only the day before had welcomed the Allies with open arms and celebration in gratitude for their liberation. Combined with the hampering efforts and logistical nightmare that supplying them had become, the XXX bogged down just outside Nijmegen. Unfortunately, at this point, Eisenhower called it quits, and '''Market Garden''' was aborted. As for the 1st Airborne in Arnhem...their relief would not be arriving. Of the eight thousand souls left behind in the besieged city, barely a quarter of those would make it back to friendly lines.
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** And just when people thought '''Garden''' would go smoother...it didn't. While some bridges were taken intact, the Germans, having been expecting an offense of some sort in the area soon, [[CrazyPrepared wired several bridges to blow]], which they detonated at the first sign of trouble, causing heavy delays to the XXX Corps as they tried to reach Arnhem to relieve the 1st Airborne. On top of this, the A50 became a death trap for the XXX Corps' convoys, being shelled and raided almost constantly by German forces still holding out, and earning it the ignominious name of "[[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace Hell's Highway]]". And, just to ad add a topper to the shitstorm, a major part of the XXX got caught in a surprise German air raid in the city of Eindhoven, which devastated their logistics and, most horrifying to them, resulted in the deaths of ''hundreds'' of civilians, who had only the day before had welcomed the Allies with open arms and celebration in gratitude for their liberation. Combined with the hampering efforts and logistical nightmare that supplying them had become, the XXX bogged down just outside Nijmegen. Unfortunately, at this point, Eisenhower called it quits, and '''Market Garden''' was aborted. As for the 1st Airborne in Arnhem...their relief would not be arriving. Of the eight thousand souls left behind in the besieged city, barely a quarter of those would make it back to friendly lines.
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* The Deluge is this for the UsefulNotes/PolishLithuanianCommonwealth. The Swedish Kingdoms unleashed a level of destruction there comparable to the UsefulNotes/ThirtyYearsWar, and completely destroyed 188 cities and towns, 81 castles, and 136 churches in Poland, and leading to the loss of 1/3rds of its population, the utter destruction of Warsaw and the permanent loss of several Polish cultural artworks. Moreoever, it was the end of Poland's status as the superpower of Eastern Europe, giving way to Sweden briefly. And a hundred years later, the Kingdom would be erased from the map.
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* The Deluge [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_(history) Deluge]] is this for the UsefulNotes/PolishLithuanianCommonwealth. The Swedish Kingdoms and Russia unleashed a level of destruction there comparable to the UsefulNotes/ThirtyYearsWar, and completely destroyed 188 cities and towns, 81 castles, and 136 churches in Poland, and leading to the loss of 1/3rds 1/3 of its population, the utter destruction of Warsaw Warsaw, and the permanent loss of several pieces of Polish cultural artworks. Moreoever, artwork. Much of the country was looted by the Swedes, with these stolen artifacts being museum pieces in the country to this day. Moreover, it was the end of Poland's status as the superpower of Eastern Europe, giving way to Sweden briefly. And a hundred years later, the Kingdom would be erased from the map. map in a series of partitions by Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
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* The Warsaw Uprising in 1944 was an attempt by an underground rebel militia to take back control of German-occupied territories in Poland and deter a potential invasion by the Soviet Union, who had previously [[UsefulNotes/PolishSovietWar gone to war with the Poles in the 1920s]] with the aim of reabsorbing the country into Russia[[note]]it was previously split between them, Austria, and Prussia at the end of the 18th century before regaining independence after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI[[/note]]. The uprising saw little support from the Allies as a result of Soviet interference, and as such, it ended with countless military causalities, hundreds of thousands of mass civilian executions by Germany, and the near-total destruction of Warsaw. So many people died that Poland ran out of gravesites and had to bury people in the streets. Furthermore, the failure of the Uprising ensured that Poland would fall under Russia's thumb again as a Soviet satellite state after the war, with the country not regaining its independence again until 1990.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Arguably the beginning of the end for the Galactic Empire was when the Death Star was destroyed at the [[Film/ANewHope Battle of Yavin]], which was a huge military and propaganda victory for the Rebel Alliance. The battle not only deprived the Empire of their superweapon, it also showed the greater galaxy that the Empire wasn't the invincible power they appeared to be.
** Quite ironically, the Empire's commander at Yavin, Wilhuff Tarkin, had started his career by ''delivering'' one to the pirates that infested his native Seswenna sector and [[MakeAnExampleOfThem executing the survivors in a horrific manner for everyone to see]], resulting in piracy all but disappearing from the sector out of the sheer terror of facing ''him''.
** After Yavin there was the Mid Rim Offensive, the first full scale offensive of the Rebel Alliance, turning in the Mid Rim ''Retreat'' when the Empire rallied and used its enormous numerical superiority. After this defeat the Rebellion refrained from large scale offensives for over three years until Endor, knowing that facing the Empire in one would inevitably resulting in the numerically superior enemy concentrating enough forces to wipe out whatever troops and ships the Rebellion had sent in.
** The Battle of Endor, in which the Rebellion destroyed the Second Death Star, smashed the Empire's best fleet, and, most importantly, killed the Emperor and Darth Vader, causing the collapse of the Empire's chain of command and the splintering of its forces to the point the badly outnumbered Rebel Alliance could take over much of the galaxy and proclaim the New Republic.
** Quite ironically, the Empire's commander at Yavin, Wilhuff Tarkin, had started his career by ''delivering'' one to the pirates that infested his native Seswenna sector and [[MakeAnExampleOfThem executing the survivors in a horrific manner for everyone to see]], resulting in piracy all but disappearing from the sector out of the sheer terror of facing ''him''.
** After Yavin there was the Mid Rim Offensive, the first full scale offensive of the Rebel Alliance, turning in the Mid Rim ''Retreat'' when the Empire rallied and used its enormous numerical superiority. After this defeat the Rebellion refrained from large scale offensives for over three years until Endor, knowing that facing the Empire in one would inevitably resulting in the numerically superior enemy concentrating enough forces to wipe out whatever troops and ships the Rebellion had sent in.
** The Battle of Endor, in which the Rebellion destroyed the Second Death Star, smashed the Empire's best fleet, and, most importantly, killed the Emperor and Darth Vader, causing the collapse of the Empire's chain of command and the splintering of its forces to the point the badly outnumbered Rebel Alliance could take over much of the galaxy and proclaim the New Republic.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Arguably the ''Franchise/StarWars'':
** ''Film/ANewHope'': The beginning of the end for the Galactic Empire was when the Death Star was destroyed at the[[Film/ANewHope Battle of Yavin]], Yavin, which was a huge military and propaganda victory for the Rebel Alliance. The battle not only deprived the Empire of their superweapon, it also showed the greater galaxy that the Empire wasn't the invincible power they appeared to be.
**be. Quite ironically, the Empire's commander at Yavin, Wilhuff Tarkin, had started his career by ''delivering'' one to the pirates that infested his native Seswenna sector and [[MakeAnExampleOfThem executing the survivors in a horrific manner for everyone to see]], resulting in piracy all but disappearing from the sector out of the sheer terror of facing ''him''.
** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': After Yavin there was the Mid Rim Offensive, the first full scale offensive of the Rebel Alliance, turning in the Mid Rim ''Retreat'' when the Empire rallied and used its enormous numerical superiority. After this defeat the Rebellion refrained from large scale offensives for over three years until Endor, knowing that facing the Empire in one would inevitably resulting in the numerically superior enemy concentrating enough forces to wipe out whatever troops and ships the Rebellion had sent in.
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': The Battle of Endor, in which the Rebellion destroyed the Second Death Star, smashed the Empire's best fleet, and, most importantly, killed the Emperor and Darth Vader, causing the collapse of the Empire's chain of command and the splintering of its forces to the point the badly outnumbered Rebel Alliance could take over much of the galaxy and proclaim the NewRepublic.Republic.
** The destruction of the Hosnian system by Starkiller Base in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and the fleet stationed there crippled the New Republic. In the absence of the New Republic, the First Order stepped in to fill the power vacuum and become the dominant force in the galaxy, which would last until ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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** ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': After Yavin there was the Mid Rim Offensive, the first full scale offensive of the Rebel Alliance, turning in the Mid Rim ''Retreat'' when the Empire rallied and used its enormous numerical superiority. After this defeat the Rebellion refrained from large scale offensives for over three years until Endor, knowing that facing the Empire in one would inevitably resulting in the numerically superior enemy concentrating enough forces to wipe out whatever troops and ships the Rebellion had sent in.
** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'': The Battle of Endor, in which the Rebellion destroyed the Second Death Star, smashed the Empire's best fleet, and, most importantly, killed the Emperor and Darth Vader, causing the collapse of the Empire's chain of command and the splintering of its forces to the point the badly outnumbered Rebel Alliance could take over much of the galaxy and proclaim the New
** The destruction of the Hosnian system by Starkiller Base in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and the fleet stationed there crippled the New Republic. In the absence of the New Republic, the First Order stepped in to fill the power vacuum and become the dominant force in the galaxy, which would last until ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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** The destruction of the Hosnian system by Starkiller Base in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens'' and the fleet stationed there crippled the New Republic. In the absence of the New Republic, the First Order stepped in to fill the power vacuum and become the dominant force in the galaxy, which would last until ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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** In the backstory, for all of their many victories, it was a [[ProudWarriorRace Nord]] defeat that had perhaps the most profound impact on Tamriellic history. After centuries of domination and expansion out of Skyrim, [[BadassArmy their army]], led by the Tongues ([[MakeMeWannaShout masters of the Thu'um]]), was annihilated at Red Mountain in Morrowind by a coalition of [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] and Chimer forces. This marked the farthest expanse of the Nordic empire and led to a drop-off in the use of the Thu'um as a weapon after [[HeelFaithTurn Jurgen Windcaller]], one of the defeated Tongues, created the Way of the Voice to use the Thu'um only to honor the gods. The after effects of the loss at Red Mountain could still be felt in the storylines to both ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''.
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** In the backstory, for all of their many victories, it was a [[ProudWarriorRace Nord]] defeat that had perhaps the most profound impact on Tamriellic history. After centuries of domination and expansion out of Skyrim, [[BadassArmy their army]], led by the Tongues ([[MakeMeWannaShout ([[SuperScream masters of the Thu'um]]), was annihilated at Red Mountain in Morrowind by a coalition of [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwemer]] and Chimer forces. This marked the farthest expanse of the Nordic empire and led to a drop-off in the use of the Thu'um as a weapon after [[HeelFaithTurn Jurgen Windcaller]], one of the defeated Tongues, created the Way of the Voice to use the Thu'um only to honor the gods. The after effects of the loss at Red Mountain could still be felt in the storylines to both ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''.
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*** That being said, supporting Quebec independence is a decidedly unpopular position in Quebec politics. The 2014 provincial election saw support for the governing pro-independence PQ plummet after their star candidate proudly declared that he wanted to make Quebec an independent country, and voters ended up choosing the federalist Liberal party that were ousted for corruption allegations just two years earlier. Later on, the CAQ party won the 2018 election in a landslide by being deliberately vague on the Quebec sovereignty question and instead advocating for more privileges for Quebec within Canada.
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** The Battle of Endor, in which the Rebellion destroyed the Second Death Star, smashed the Empire's best fleet, and, most importantly, killed the Emperor and Darth Vader, causing the collapse of the Empire's chain of command and the splintering of its forces to the point the badly outnumbered Rebel Alliance
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' Alesia is treated as that, with the Gauls' wish to chase the Romans off their land ending with that battle and every single warriors that had been there being a ShellShockedVeteran. The fact [[spoiler:Vitalstatistix is a veteran of that battle and doesn't conceive fighting the Romans beyond reminding them that [[InvincibleLittleVillage his village will always resist]] in spite of having access to a potion that grants SuperStrength]] speaks volumes.
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* Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand. It's viewed in much the vein as Dunkirk for the UK, only more so. Temporary Setback for Winston Churchille, then Lord of Admiralty; beginning of Mustafa Kemal Pasha [[spoiler: Atatürk ]] rise to power , who overthrew Ottoman Dynasty & Caliphate and founded [[UsefulNotesTurkey secular Republic of Turkey. ]]
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* Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand. It's viewed in much the vein as Dunkirk for the UK, only more so. Temporary Setback for Winston Churchille, then Lord of Admiralty; beginning of Mustafa Kemal Pasha [[spoiler: Atatürk ]] rise to power , who overthrew Ottoman Dynasty & Caliphate and founded [[UsefulNotesTurkey [[TurkeyUsefulNotes secular Republic of Turkey. ]]
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** On the European side of the Empire, the Battle of Pliska in 811 against the First Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgars had been more or less tolerated, since the Byzantines had their hands full with the Abassaid Caliphate. However, with the Abbassids in a civil war, Emperor Nikephorus I "the Logothete" (he Was previously genikos logothetēs / minister
of finance!) launched an invasion to reintegrate Bulgaria into the empire. After sacking the capital Pliska, Nikephorus delayed the army's march, allowing the Bulgarian Khan Krum to launch a surprise attack on the strung out Byzantine army in the mountain passes. Nikephorus I and his son was killed, the entire army was destroyed, and Bulgaria would remain independent for another two centuries. Pliska was the first time a Byzantine Emperor had been killed in battle since Emperor Valens at Adrianople five centuries ago, and the Byzantines would not cross the Balkan Mountains until the 970s when they had no other choice, and while Byzantium would suffer other severe defeats at the hands of the Bulgarians, none of them would shock the empire so profoundly as the debacle at Pliska.
of finance!) launched an invasion to reintegrate Bulgaria into the empire. After sacking the capital Pliska, Nikephorus delayed the army's march, allowing the Bulgarian Khan Krum to launch a surprise attack on the strung out Byzantine army in the mountain passes. Nikephorus I and his son was killed, the entire army was destroyed, and Bulgaria would remain independent for another two centuries. Pliska was the first time a Byzantine Emperor had been killed in battle since Emperor Valens at Adrianople five centuries ago, and the Byzantines would not cross the Balkan Mountains until the 970s when they had no other choice, and while Byzantium would suffer other severe defeats at the hands of the Bulgarians, none of them would shock the empire so profoundly as the debacle at Pliska.
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** On the European side of the Empire, the Battle of Pliska in 811 against the First Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgars had been more or less tolerated, since the Byzantines had their hands full with the Abassaid Caliphate. However, with the Abbassids in a civil war, Emperor Nikephorus I "the Logothete" (he Was previously genikos logothetēs / minister
of finance!)launched an invasion to reintegrate Bulgaria into the empire. After sacking the capital Pliska, Nikephorus delayed the army's march, allowing the Bulgarian Khan Krum to launch a surprise attack on the strung out Byzantine army in the mountain passes. Nikephorus I and his son was killed, the entire army was destroyed, and Bulgaria would remain independent for another two centuries. Pliska was the first time a Byzantine Emperor had been killed in battle since Emperor Valens at Adrianople five centuries ago, and the Byzantines would not cross the Balkan Mountains until the 970s when they had no other choice, and while Byzantium would suffer other severe defeats at the hands of the Bulgarians, none of them would shock the empire so profoundly as the debacle at Pliska.
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* Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand. It's viewed in much the vein as Dunkirk for the UK, only more so. Temporary Setback for Winston Churchille, then Lord of Admiralty; beginning of Mustafa Kemal Pasha [[spoiler: Atatürk ]] rise to power , who overthrew Ottoman Dynasty & Caliphate and founded [[UsefulNotes/ Turkey secular Republic of Turkey. ]]
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* Gallipoli for Australia and New Zealand. It's viewed in much the vein as Dunkirk for the UK, only more so. Temporary Setback for Winston Churchille, then Lord of Admiralty; beginning of Mustafa Kemal Pasha [[spoiler: Atatürk ]] rise to power , who overthrew Ottoman Dynasty & Caliphate and founded [[UsefulNotes/ Turkey [[UsefulNotesTurkey secular Republic of Turkey. ]]
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** The complete victory of the Japanese military surprised international observers and transformed the balance of power in both East Asia and Europe, resulting in Japan's emergence as a great power and a decline in the Russian Empire's prestige and influence in Europe. Russia's incurrence of substantial casualties and losses for a cause that resulted in humiliating defeat contributed to a growing domestic unrest which culminated in the 1905 Russian Revolution ( and indirectly to February and Octobet Revolution in 1917), and severely damaged the prestige of the Russian autocracy.
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** The complete victory of the Japanese military surprised international observers and transformed the balance of power in both East Asia and Europe, resulting in Japan's emergence as a great power and a decline in the Russian Empire's prestige and influence in Europe. Russia's incurrence of substantial casualties and losses for a cause that resulted in humiliating defeat contributed to a growing domestic unrest which culminated in the 1905 Russian Revolution ( and indirectly to February and Octobet [[UsefulNotes/RedOctober October Revolution ]] in 1917), and severely damaged the prestige of the Russian autocracy.
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** The complete victory of the Japanese military surprised international observers and transformed the balance of power in both East Asia and Europe, resulting in Japan's emergence as a great power and a decline in the Russian Empire's prestige and influence in Europe. Russia's incurrence of substantial casualties and losses for a cause that resulted in humiliating defeat contributed to a growing domestic unrest which culminated in the 1905 Russian Revolution ( and indirectly to February and Octobet Revolution in 1917), and severely damaged the prestige of the Russian autocracy.
** Certainly the Japanese success increased self-confidence among anti-colonial nationalists in colonised Asian countries – Vietnamese, Indonesians, Indians and Filipinos – and to those in declining countries like the Ottoman Empire and Persia in immediate danger of being absorbed by the Western powers. It also encouraged the Chinese who, despite having been at war with the Japanese only a decade before, still considered Westerners the greater threat. As Sun Yat-sen commented, '''"We regarded that Russian defeat by Japan as the defeat of the West by the East. We regarded the Japanese victory as our own victory".'''
** To the Western powers, Japan's victory demonstrated the emergence of a new Asian regional power. With the Russian defeat, some scholars have argued that the war had set in motion a change in the global world order with the emergence of Japan as not only a regional power, but rather, the main Asian power. The US and Australian reaction to the changed balance of power brought by the war was mixed with fears of a YellowPeril eventually shifting from China to Japan.
** Certainly the Japanese success increased self-confidence among anti-colonial nationalists in colonised Asian countries – Vietnamese, Indonesians, Indians and Filipinos – and to those in declining countries like the Ottoman Empire and Persia in immediate danger of being absorbed by the Western powers. It also encouraged the Chinese who, despite having been at war with the Japanese only a decade before, still considered Westerners the greater threat. As Sun Yat-sen commented, '''"We regarded that Russian defeat by Japan as the defeat of the West by the East. We regarded the Japanese victory as our own victory".'''
** To the Western powers, Japan's victory demonstrated the emergence of a new Asian regional power. With the Russian defeat, some scholars have argued that the war had set in motion a change in the global world order with the emergence of Japan as not only a regional power, but rather, the main Asian power. The US and Australian reaction to the changed balance of power brought by the war was mixed with fears of a YellowPeril eventually shifting from China to Japan.
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* The Battle of Abritus, also known as the Battle of Forum Terebronii, occurred near Abritus (modern Razgrad in Bulgaria) in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior in the summer of 251. It was fought between the Romans and a federation of Gothic and Scythian tribesmen under the Gothic king Cniva. The Roman army of three legions was soundly defeated, and Roman emperors Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus were both killed in battle. They became the first Roman emperors to be killed by a foreign enemy. It was one of the worst defeats suffered by the Roman Empire against the Germanic tribes, rated by the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus as on par with the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, the Marcomannic invasion of Roman Italy in 170, and the Battle of Adrianople in 378.
** The defeat was a disaster for Rome. The emperors' deaths led to more political instability at home; and the loss of the three legions allowed repeated barbarian incursions in the region for the next two decades.
The new Roman emperor Trebonianus Gallus was forced to allow the Goths to return home with their loot and prisoners. The barbarians would not be expelled from Roman territory until Claudius II Gothic's victorious campaign in 271.
** The defeat was a disaster for Rome. The emperors' deaths led to more political instability at home; and the loss of the three legions allowed repeated barbarian incursions in the region for the next two decades.
The new Roman emperor Trebonianus Gallus was forced to allow the Goths to return home with their loot and prisoners. The barbarians would not be expelled from Roman territory until Claudius II Gothic's victorious campaign in 271.
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** On the European side of the Empire, the Battle of Pliska in 811 against the First Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgars had been more or less tolerated, since the Byzantines had their hands full with the Abassaid Caliphate. However, with the Abbassids in a civil war, Emperor Nikephorus I launched an invasion to reintegrate Bulgaria into the empire. After sacking the capital Pliska, Nikephorus delayed the army's march, allowing the Bulgarian Khan Krum to launch a surprise attack on the strung out Byzantine army in the mountain passes. Nikephorus I and his son was killed, the entire army was destroyed, and Bulgaria would remain independent for another two centuries. Pliska was the first time a Byzantine Emperor had been killed in battle since Emperor Valens at Adrianople, and the Byzantines would not cross the Balkan Mountains until the 970s when they had no other choice, and while Byzantium would suffer other severe defeats at the hands of the Bulgarians, none of them would shock the empire so profoundly as the debacle at Pliska.
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** Battle of Manzikert indirectly, on the the long run, paved the way for
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** On the European side of the Empire, the Battle of Pliska in 811 against the First Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgars had been more or less tolerated, since the Byzantines had their hands full with the Abassaid Caliphate. However, with the Abbassids in a civil war, Emperor NikephorusI I "the Logothete" (he Was previously genikos logothetēs / minister
of finance!) launched an invasion to reintegrate Bulgaria into the empire. After sacking the capital Pliska, Nikephorus delayed the army's march, allowing the Bulgarian Khan Krum to launch a surprise attack on the strung out Byzantine army in the mountain passes. Nikephorus I and his son was killed, the entire army was destroyed, and Bulgaria would remain independent for another two centuries. Pliska was the first time a Byzantine Emperor had been killed in battle since Emperor Valens atAdrianople, Adrianople five centuries ago, and the Byzantines would not cross the Balkan Mountains until the 970s when they had no other choice, and while Byzantium would suffer other severe defeats at the hands of the Bulgarians, none of them would shock the empire so profoundly as the debacle at Pliska.
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** On the European side of the Empire, the Battle of Pliska in 811 against the First Bulgarian Empire. The Bulgars had been more or less tolerated, since the Byzantines had their hands full with the Abassaid Caliphate. However, with the Abbassids in a civil war, Emperor Nikephorus
of finance!) launched an invasion to reintegrate Bulgaria into the empire. After sacking the capital Pliska, Nikephorus delayed the army's march, allowing the Bulgarian Khan Krum to launch a surprise attack on the strung out Byzantine army in the mountain passes. Nikephorus I and his son was killed, the entire army was destroyed, and Bulgaria would remain independent for another two centuries. Pliska was the first time a Byzantine Emperor had been killed in battle since Emperor Valens at
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Having lost all credibility as emperor following the battle, Otto IV was deposed by Pope Innocent III, leading to Frederick I Barbarossa's grandson (and king of Sicily!) Frederick II's accession to the Imperial throne.
Otto IV remained ''the only'' German king of the Welf dynasty.
** By the end of his reign, in 1223, French king Philip II August had not only laid the foundations for the era of Capetian pre-eminence in Europe which followed and marked much of the Late Middle Ages, but also those of the absolutism that came to define the ''Ancien Régime'' .
Otto IV remained ''the only'' German king of the Welf dynasty.
** By the end of his reign, in 1223, French king Philip II August had not only laid the foundations for the era of Capetian pre-eminence in Europe which followed and marked much of the Late Middle Ages, but also those of the absolutism that came to define the ''Ancien Régime'' .
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* The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was this for the late Roman Empire. Emperor Valens led an army of 20,000 Goths to put an end to the uprising that had plagued the region for two years, and decided to attack them immediately instead of waiting for the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, as he was jealous of Gratian's successes in the Western Roman Empire. The battle was a disaster, with Emperor Valens killed, two thirds of the Roman army destroyed, and the Goths free to pillage as they went. While Rome had suffered bad defeats before, the aftermath showed that Rome could no longer impose treaties on barbarians as they used to, as the Goths were given a de facto kingdom in Thrace and were never assimilated. As a result, many historians now believe Adrianople marked the start of the problems that would ultimately destroy the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century. [[Spoiler:Not long after Valens died the cause of Arian Christianity in the Roman East was to come to an end. His successor Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the state religion of Rome and suppressed the Arians.
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* The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was this for the late Roman Empire. Emperor Valens led an army of 20,000 Goths to put an end to the uprising that had plagued the region for two years, and decided to attack them immediately instead of waiting for the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, as he was jealous of Gratian's successes in the Western Roman Empire. The battle was a disaster, with Emperor Valens killed, two thirds of the Roman army destroyed, and the Goths free to pillage as they went. While Rome had suffered bad defeats before, the aftermath showed that Rome could no longer impose treaties on barbarians as they used to, as the Goths were given a de facto kingdom in Thrace and were never assimilated. As a result, many historians now believe Adrianople marked the start of the problems that would ultimately destroy the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century. [[Spoiler:Not [[Spoiler: Not long after Valens died the cause of Arian Christianity in the Roman East was to come to an end. His successor Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the state religion of Rome and suppressed the Arians.
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* The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was this for the late Roman Empire. Emperor Valens led an army of 20,000 Goths to put an end to the uprising that had plagued the region for two years, and decided to attack them immediately instead of waiting for the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, as he was jealous of Gratian's successes in the Western Roman Empire. The battle was a disaster, with Emperor Valens killed, two thirds of the Roman army destroyed, and the Goths free to pillage as they went. While Rome had suffered bad defeats before, the aftermath showed that Rome could no longer impose treaties on barbarians as they used to, as the Goths were given a de facto kingdom in Thrace and were never assimilated. As a result, many historians now believe Adrianople marked the start of the problems that would ultimately destroy the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century.
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* The Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD was this for the late Roman Empire. Emperor Valens led an army of 20,000 Goths to put an end to the uprising that had plagued the region for two years, and decided to attack them immediately instead of waiting for the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, as he was jealous of Gratian's successes in the Western Roman Empire. The battle was a disaster, with Emperor Valens killed, two thirds of the Roman army destroyed, and the Goths free to pillage as they went. While Rome had suffered bad defeats before, the aftermath showed that Rome could no longer impose treaties on barbarians as they used to, as the Goths were given a de facto kingdom in Thrace and were never assimilated. As a result, many historians now believe Adrianople marked the start of the problems that would ultimately destroy the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century. [[Spoiler:Not long after Valens died the cause of Arian Christianity in the Roman East was to come to an end. His successor Theodosius I made Nicene Christianity the state religion of Rome and suppressed the Arians.
The Arian Christianity retained its solid foothold in East Germanic nations: Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths),Vandals, Burgundians, Svevi, Langobards; who entered the provinces of the Western Roman Empire and began founding their own kingdoms there. ]]
** The long-term implications of the battle of Adrianople for the art of war have often been overstated, with many 20th-century writers repeating Sir Charles Oman's idea that the battle represented a turning point in military history, with heavy cavalry triumphing over Roman infantry and ushering in the age of the medieval knight. This idea was disputed by T. S. Burns in 1973. According to Burns, the Gothic army's cavalry arm was fairly small, that Valens would actually have had more cavalry and that while the role of Fritigern's cavalry was critical to his victory, the battle was a mainly infantry versus infantry affair. The medieval knight was not to rise for several centuries after Adrianople.
The Arian Christianity retained its solid foothold in East Germanic nations: Goths (Visigoths and Ostrogoths),Vandals, Burgundians, Svevi, Langobards; who entered the provinces of the Western Roman Empire and began founding their own kingdoms there. ]]
** The long-term implications of the battle of Adrianople for the art of war have often been overstated, with many 20th-century writers repeating Sir Charles Oman's idea that the battle represented a turning point in military history, with heavy cavalry triumphing over Roman infantry and ushering in the age of the medieval knight. This idea was disputed by T. S. Burns in 1973. According to Burns, the Gothic army's cavalry arm was fairly small, that Valens would actually have had more cavalry and that while the role of Fritigern's cavalry was critical to his victory, the battle was a mainly infantry versus infantry affair. The medieval knight was not to rise for several centuries after Adrianople.
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** The combination of the disastrous invasion of Ukraine, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions and population depletion made Russia seem weak and unreliable on the international stage. Even Russia's biggest allies of China and India refuse to support the war effort as they only bought Russian oil at blow market price and refused to send equipment to prop up the beleaguered Russian army. Regardless of what happens, Russian credibility and prestige were permanently damaged by the war's disastrous outcome.
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** The combination of the disastrous invasion of Ukraine, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions and population depletion made Russia seem weak and unreliable on the international stage. Even Russia's biggest allies of China and India refuse to support the war effort as they only bought Russian oil at blow below market price and refused to send equipment to prop up the beleaguered Russian army. Regardless of what happens, Russian credibility and prestige were permanently damaged by the war's disastrous outcome.
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** The Russians were originally expected to pull off a CurbStompBattle on Ukraine, being the larger nation, with the bigger economy, and having more tanks, soldiers, planes, helicopters, etc... while Ukraine's performance back in 2014, when Russia tried to pull this shit on a smaller scale, was incredibly lackluster. It was expected Ukraine would collapse, and collapse quickly, to the point the USA offered to evacuate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who replied "[[BadassBoast I don't need an escape, I need ammo]]". The fact that Ukraine actually managed to hold together, while the Russian advance bogged down through logistical failures and general incompetence, utterly shocked the world, who expected Russia to still be a world power capable of crushing its neighbors, to the point many people believe this was a trick by Russia to merely ''appear'' weak, and convinced many in the west (more critically, the United States) that lending military aid to Ukraine was worth it. As of June 1 2023, nearly a year later, Ukraine's situation has continuously improved while Russia was forced to expend resources it couldn't recover, while its economy collapsed under heavy sanctions, it experienced major brain drain and its "allies" like China exploited Russia's weakness to buy its oil at discounted rates. The war exposed how [[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets Russia's military]] had utterly ''failed'' to recover from the collapse of the USSR and was only maintaining the ''[[PaperTiger appearance]]'' of being a functioning military, due to corruption and nepotism utterly hollowing out the Russian armed forces and nobody noticing until it was too late.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another [[HumiliationConga humiliation]] for Russia, it showed how badly Putin's war [[EpicFail backfired]] on him by ''strengthening'' [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, and indirectly reinforcing [=NATO=] by showing just ''why'' it was formed in the first place, acting as a wake-up call for Europe, who had long since neglected their militaries, to increase their military budget in the face of Russian aggression.
** The combination of the unjust invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent disaster there, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions, the brain drain and the isolation of Russia from the world stage, compared with Putin's public discourses making him into a Hitler-figure in the west, and the reveal that Russia's allies like China were nowhere as close as, say, the USA and Canada are, and how their media and public claims were exposed as complete lies, has been seen by many as proof that Russia is in dire straits and has expended all credibility and goodwill on the world stage, and is in many ways about as well-off as they were right after the collapse of the [=USSR=], with some predicting it might break up ''[[BalkanizeMe even further]]'', though, admittedly, such dramatic predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another [[HumiliationConga humiliation]] for Russia, it showed how badly Putin's war [[EpicFail backfired]] on him by ''strengthening'' [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, and indirectly reinforcing [=NATO=] by showing just ''why'' it was formed in the first place, acting as a wake-up call for Europe, who had long since neglected their militaries, to increase their military budget in the face of Russian aggression.
** The combination of the unjust invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent disaster there, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions, the brain drain and the isolation of Russia from the world stage, compared with Putin's public discourses making him into a Hitler-figure in the west, and the reveal that Russia's allies like China were nowhere as close as, say, the USA and Canada are, and how their media and public claims were exposed as complete lies, has been seen by many as proof that Russia is in dire straits and has expended all credibility and goodwill on the world stage, and is in many ways about as well-off as they were right after the collapse of the [=USSR=], with some predicting it might break up ''[[BalkanizeMe even further]]'', though, admittedly, such dramatic predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
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** The Russians were originally expected to pull off a CurbStompBattle on [[CurbStompBattle quick victory]] against Ukraine, being the as they had a larger nation, with the bigger economy, and having more tanks, soldiers, planes, helicopters, etc... while (supposedly) better equipped military whereas Ukraine's performance back in 2014, when military was practically nonexistent during the last time Russia tried to pull this shit on a smaller scale, was incredibly lackluster. It was expected invaded Ukraine would collapse, in 2014. However, rather than collapsing, the Ukrainian government and collapse quickly, to the point the USA offered to evacuate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who replied "[[BadassBoast I don't need an escape, I need ammo]]". The fact that Ukraine actually military managed to hold together, together while the Russian advance bogged down through logistical failures and general incompetence, utterly shocked much to the world, who expected shock of the world. As the war dragged on, international sanctions against Russia to still be a world power capable of crushing its neighbors, to left the point many people believe this was a trick by Russia Russian army unable to merely ''appear'' weak, and convinced many in the west (more critically, the United States) that lending replenished destroyed military aid to Ukraine was worth it. As of June 1 2023, nearly a year later, Ukraine's situation has continuously improved equipment while Russia was forced imported arms allowed the Ukrainians to expend resources it couldn't recover, while its economy collapsed under heavy sanctions, it experienced major brain drain and its "allies" like China exploited gradually take back their country. Russia's weakness attempt to buy save face like holding phony elections in annexed Ukrainian territories and conscripting its oil at discounted rates. civilian population backfired with increased Ukrainian partisan activity and an exodus of Russian civilians that lead to brain drain.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another blow to Russia. Rather than curbing [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, the war ended up ''strengthening'' the alliance by convincing the Europeans nations of its value in security.
** Thewar exposed how [[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets combination of the disastrous invasion of Ukraine, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions and population depletion made Russia seem weak and unreliable on the international stage. Even Russia's military]] had utterly ''failed'' biggest allies of China and India refuse to recover from support the collapse of the USSR and was war effort as they only maintaining the ''[[PaperTiger appearance]]'' of being a functioning military, due to corruption and nepotism utterly hollowing out the bought Russian armed forces oil at blow market price and nobody noticing until it was too late.refused to send equipment to prop up the beleaguered Russian army. Regardless of what happens, Russian credibility and prestige were permanently damaged by the war's disastrous outcome.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another [[HumiliationConga humiliation]] for Russia, it showed how badly Putin's war [[EpicFail backfired]] on him by ''strengthening'' [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, and indirectly reinforcing [=NATO=] by showing just ''why'' it was formed in the first place, acting as a wake-up call for Europe, who had long since neglected their militaries, to increase their military budget in the face of Russian aggression.
** The combination of the unjust invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent disaster there, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions, the brain drain and the isolation of Russia from the world stage, compared with Putin's public discourses making him into a Hitler-figure in the west, and the reveal that Russia's allies like China were nowhere as close as, say, the USA and Canada are, and how their media and public claims were exposed as complete lies, has been seen by many as proof that Russia is in dire straits and has expended all credibility and goodwill on the world stage, and is in many ways about as well-off as they were right after the collapse of the [=USSR=], with some predicting it might break up ''[[BalkanizeMe even further]]'', though, admittedly, such dramatic predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another blow to Russia. Rather than curbing [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, the war ended up ''strengthening'' the alliance by convincing the Europeans nations of its value in security.
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** The combination of the unjust invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent disaster there, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions, the brain drain and the isolation of Russia from the world stage, compared with Putin's public discourses making him into a Hitler-figure in the west, and the reveal that Russia's allies like China were nowhere as close as, say, the USA and Canada are, and how their media and public claims were exposed as complete lies, has been seen by many as proof that Russia is in dire straits and has expended all credibility and goodwill on the world stage, and is in many ways about as well-off as they were right after the collapse of the [=USSR=], with some predicting it might break up ''[[BalkanizeMe even further]]'', though, admittedly, such dramatic predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
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* [[UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton Hillary Clinton]]'s failed presidential bids was this for her. Despite serving as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, a United States Senator from 2001 to 2008, Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and the first female candidate to ever win the presidential nomination of a major political party, Clinton will most likely be remembered for losing two presidential elections that she was heavily favored to win. Widely viewed as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic nomination in 2008, she lost a bitterly contested primary to then-Senator [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama]] of Illinois, who went on to win the general election. She did win the nomination in 2016 despite an unexpected challenge from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and went on to face businessman [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Donald Trump]] in that year's general election. While polls were somewhat volatile throughout the fall, a Clinton victory was almost universally expected. On election night, however, Trump won several swing states and defeated Clinton in the Electoral College to win the presidency. As a result of these shocking losses, Clinton's public reputation was virtually destroyed with most pundits and even her strongest supporters abandoning the prospect of her running again. Likewise, Hillary's loss also indirectly harmed Bill Clinton, her husband and former US President, who saw his role as a Democratic kingmaker greatly diminished. Furthermore, her defeat as a moderate Democrat in the general election only further galvanized support for progressives Democrats especially among younger voters.[[note]]That said, Clinton's loss didn't end the reign of moderate Democrats, many of whom stayed relevant by pivoting leftwards on key issues involving criminal justice and climate change. Most notably, former Vice President UsefulNotes/JoeBiden won both the Democratic nomination and general Presidential election by campaigning a more progressive platform than Clinton while maintaining his life-long moderate image.[[/note]]
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* [[UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton Hillary Clinton]]'s failed presidential bids was this for her. tarnished her political legacy. Despite serving as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, a United States Senator from 2001 to 2008, Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and becoming the first nominated female candidate to ever win the presidential nomination of a major political party, Clinton will most likely be remembered for losing two presidential elections that she was heavily favored to win. Widely viewed as the overwhelming favorite for the Democratic nomination in 2008, she lost a bitterly contested primary to then-Senator [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Barack Obama]] of Illinois, who went on to win the general election. She did win the nomination in 2016 despite an unexpected challenge from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and went on to face businessman [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Donald Trump]] in that year's general election. While polls were somewhat volatile throughout the fall, a Clinton victory was almost universally expected. On election night, however, Trump won several swing states and defeated Clinton in the Electoral College to win the presidency. As a result of these shocking losses, Clinton's public reputation was virtually destroyed with most pundits and even her strongest supporters abandoning the prospect of her running again. Likewise, Hillary's loss also indirectly harmed Bill Clinton, her husband and former US President, who saw his role as a Democratic kingmaker greatly diminished. Furthermore, her defeat as a moderate Democrat in the general election only further galvanized support for progressives Democrats especially among younger voters.[[note]]That said, Clinton's loss didn't end the reign of moderate Democrats, many of whom stayed relevant by pivoting leftwards on key issues involving criminal justice and climate change. Most notably, former Vice President UsefulNotes/JoeBiden won both the Democratic nomination and general Presidential election by campaigning a more progressive platform than Clinton while maintaining his life-long moderate image.[[/note]]
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** The Russians were originally expected to pull off a CurbStompBattle on Ukraine, being the larger nation, with the bigger economy, and having more tanks, soldiers, planes, helicopters, etc... while Ukraine's performance back in 2014, when Russia tried to pull this shit on a smaller scale, was incredibly lackluster. It was expected Ukraine would collapse, and collapse quickly, to the point the USA offered to evacuate president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who replied "[[BadassBoast I don't need an escape, I need ammo]]". The fact that Ukraine actually managed to hold together, while the Russian advance bogged down through logistical failures and general incompetence, utterly shocked the world, who expected Russia to still be a world power capable of crushing its neighbors, to the point many people believe this was a trick by Russia to merely ''appear'' weak, and convinced many in the west (more critically, the United States) that lending military aid to Ukraine was worth it. As of June 1 2023, nearly a year later, Ukraine's situation has continuously improved while Russia was forced to expend resources it couldn't recover, while its economy collapsed under heavy sanctions, it experienced major brain drain and its "allies" like China exploited Russia's weakness to buy its oil at discounted rates. The war exposed how [[UsefulNotes/RussiansWithRustingRockets Russia's military]] had utterly ''failed'' to recover from the collapse of the USSR and was only maintaining the ''[[PaperTiger appearance]]'' of being a functioning military, due to corruption and nepotism utterly hollowing out the Russian armed forces and nobody noticing until it was too late.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another [[HumiliationConga humiliation]] for Russia, it showed how badly Putin's war [[EpicFail backfired]] on him by ''strengthening'' [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, and indirectly reinforcing [=NATO=] by showing just ''why'' it was formed in the first place, acting as a wake-up call for Europe, who had long since neglected their militaries, to increase their military budget in the face of Russian aggression.
** The combination of the unjust invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent disaster there, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions, the brain drain and the isolation of Russia from the world stage, compared with Putin's public discourses making him into a Hitler-figure in the west, and the reveal that Russia's allies like China were nowhere as close as, say, the USA and Canada are, and how their media and public claims were exposed as complete lies, has been seen by many as proof that Russia is in dire straits and has expended all credibility and goodwill on the world stage, and is in many ways about as well-off as they were right after the collapse of the [=USSR=], with some predicting it might break up ''[[BalkanizeMe even further]]'', though, admittedly, such dramatic predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
** UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} joining UsefulNotes/{{NATO}} on April 4th 2023 was not just another [[HumiliationConga humiliation]] for Russia, it showed how badly Putin's war [[EpicFail backfired]] on him by ''strengthening'' [=NATO=], the boogeyman of Russian propaganda, and indirectly reinforcing [=NATO=] by showing just ''why'' it was formed in the first place, acting as a wake-up call for Europe, who had long since neglected their militaries, to increase their military budget in the face of Russian aggression.
** The combination of the unjust invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent disaster there, the strengthening of [=NATO=], the heavy economic sanctions, the brain drain and the isolation of Russia from the world stage, compared with Putin's public discourses making him into a Hitler-figure in the west, and the reveal that Russia's allies like China were nowhere as close as, say, the USA and Canada are, and how their media and public claims were exposed as complete lies, has been seen by many as proof that Russia is in dire straits and has expended all credibility and goodwill on the world stage, and is in many ways about as well-off as they were right after the collapse of the [=USSR=], with some predicting it might break up ''[[BalkanizeMe even further]]'', though, admittedly, such dramatic predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Arguably the beginning of the end for the Galactic Empire was when the Death Star was destroyed at the [[Film/ANewHope Battle of Yavin, Yavin]], which was a huge military and propaganda loss victory for the Rebel Alliance. The battle not only deprived the Empire of their superweapon, but it also showed the greater galaxy that the Empire wasn't invincible.the invincible power they appeared to be.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Arguably the beginning of the end for the Empire was when [[KickTheDog Tarkin blew up Alderaan]] with the intention of demonstrating the full destructive power of the Death Star and making people too afraid to oppose the Empire lest they be the next planet to be destroyed. It instead caused a huge backlash that led to high rebel recruitment.
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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Arguably the beginning of the end for the Empire was when [[KickTheDog Tarkin blew up Alderaan]] with the intention of demonstrating the full destructive power of the Death Star was destroyed at the Battle of Yavin, which was a huge military and making people too afraid to oppose propaganda loss for the Alliance. The battle not only deprived the Empire lest they be of their superweapon, but also showed the next planet to be destroyed. It instead caused a huge backlash galaxy that led to high rebel recruitment.the Empire wasn't invincible.
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%%** The Battle of Jakku, which put the proverbial nail in the coffin of the Empire. (Zero- Context Example: Describes the shocking defeat, but not the legacy)
%%** The destruction of the Hosnian system and the fleet stationed there was the end of the New Republic. (Zero- Context Example: Describes the shocking defeat, but not the legacy)
%%** The destruction of the Hosnian system and the fleet stationed there was the end of the New Republic. (Zero- Context Example: Describes the shocking defeat, but not the legacy)
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%%** The destruction of the Hosnian system and the fleet stationed there was the end of the New Republic.
