What are some examples of revenge in history and current events?

Answer 1

The civilian bombing of London in 1940 began after a British bombing mission had struck Berlin - ostensibly by mistake. Hitler ordered London to be targeted in REVENGE - clear and simple. This inadvertently helped Britain since her airfields were given a breather. If the British fighter arm had been further crippled, the British may have lost the Battle of Britain. Civilians suffered, but the air battle would be won.
In current events, some wonder if current President Bush wanted to attack Iraq in revenge for Sadam's threat to kill the president's father, former president Bush. There is no way to prove that this was the prime motivation, and it seems very unlikely. The reasons for the War in Iraq were multi-factorial and supported by most of the U.S. Congress at the time it started in 2003. The fears that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was only later discovered to be unfounded. Still, there are some who would call the President's push for war in Iraq an act of revenge.

Answer 2

The most obvious one is 9/11 the revenge of fundemental Muslims for the activities of the USA in the Middle East

Answer 3

My favorite historical revenge epic: The War of Jenkin's Ear!

Answer 4

The invasion of Iraq in retaliation for the terrorist acts on 9/11.

Answer 5

some examples would be that of the battle of troy, the assassination of ninoy aquino, the over throw of the marcos regime, the americans overthrow of the japanese in the philippines