1. why did the punic war take place? what were they fighting over? was there one specific action that set the war into motion? 2. what was the turning point in the punic war? who were the important generals or soldiers fighting in the war? who won the war and how did this affect their empire? 3. in what ways did the 1st and 2nd punic war differ?

The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflicts of interest between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under Carthaginian control.

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.