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Blockade

A blockade is the use of military force to prevent food, supplies, weapons, or communications, and sometimes people, entering or leaving a country or region. Unlike sanctions or an embargo, which are legal barriers to trade, a blockade is physical. Blockades are distinct from sieges in that a blockade is usually directed at an entire country or region…

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History

Types of blockade

Legal status

Blockade planning

Blockade running

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Blockade

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples110
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
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Blockade

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related to history · 27
Blockade → Admiral Edward Hawke, Although, Atlantic, Blockades, Bordeaux, Brest, Britain, British, British Royal Navy, Canada, Dunkirk, During, Following, France, France's, France's Mediterranean, French, French Atlantic, Lawrence, Marseille
related to Blockade planning · 21
Blockade → Atlantic, Battle, Blockades, Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, For, Geography, German, Germany, Kennedy, Knowing, Medium-range, Pacific War, President John, Royal Navy, The, The Atlantic U-boat, The Imperial Japanese Navy, Their, United States
related to Further reading · 17
Blockade → Bruce Allen, Cambridge University Press, Chisholm, Counter Strategies, Elleman, Encyclopædia Britannica, History, Hugh, ISBN, Naval Blockades, Naval Policy, New York, Paine, Routledge, Sarah, Seapower, Strategies
related to Pacific blockade · 15
Blockade → Britain, British, France, Greek, Navarino, New Granada, Republic, Russia, The, They, This, Turkey, Turkish-occupied, Until, War
related to Legal status · 13
Blockade → According, Armed Conflicts, By, International Law Applicable, June, San Remo Manual, Sea, Security Council, Since, The, The UN Charter, UN Charter, United Nations Security Council
is a · 4
Blockade → close blockade where the blockading ships are withdrawn out of sight from the coast, legal method of warfare at sea, use of military force to prevent food, war crime and potentially a crime against humanity
related to Close, distant, and loose blockades · 4
Blockade → Difficulties, In, It, This
related to Act of war · 3
Blockade → According, Blockades, Such
related to Blockade running · 3
Blockade → Berlin Blockade, It, World War II
see also · 3
Blockade → Gaza StripBlockade, Nagorno-KarabakhBlockade, YemenCommand

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Blockadeis ause of military force to prevent food0.90text
Blockadeis aclose blockade where the blockading ships are withdrawn out of sight from the coast0.90text
Blockadeis alegal method of warfare at sea0.90text
Blockadeis awar crime and potentially a crime against humanity0.90text
Blockaderelated to Act of warAccording0.60section
Blockaderelated to Act of warBlockades0.60section
Blockaderelated to Act of warSuch0.60section
Blockaderelated to Blockade planningBlockades0.60section
Blockaderelated to Blockade planningThe0.60section
Blockaderelated to Blockade planningFor0.60section
Blockaderelated to Blockade planningCuban Missile Crisis0.60section
Blockaderelated to Blockade planningPresident John0.60section

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