Operation Watchtower: the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II The small island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands held little strategic value prior to World War II. Operation Watchtower‚ also known as the Guadalcanal Campaign‚ was the military operation undertaken by Allied forces‚ predominantly American‚ between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 to deny the use of Guadalcanal by the Japanese in response to the threat to the supply and communication routes between the US‚ Australia
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The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in world history. The term industrial revolution originally referred to the inventions and changes that transformed England‚ between 1750 and 1830‚ from a largely rural people making a living almost completely from agriculture to a urban or suburban society occupied more and more in factory manufacture. Other European nations went through the same course soon thereafter‚ followed by others during the 19th century‚ and still others (i.e.‚ Russia
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Alex Griffen P6 9/28/11 The American Revolution was a major turning point in American history and greatly affected America’s future. The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire‚ to become the United States of America. It fundamentally changed the American society politically‚ socially and economically by the establishments of the Declaration of Independence
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methods to complex machines. This period of time known as the Industrial Revolution. Started around 1750‚ the process of industrialization spread through the world in the following centuries. The Industrial Revolution was considered a historical turning point mainly because of the three major features involved in it which were the change of economic system‚ the development of mass production‚ and the form of different social classes. The change of economic system was strongly
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United States because it was one of the major turning points in America‚ even today. Pearl Harbor was a devastating‚ surprise attack launched on the United States on December 7‚ 1941. Even though many believe that this attack caused a period of time where America stripped the rights and civil liberties of an American citizen because of their ancestry. Even though that will always be a dark moment in American history‚ the attack changed America and it point of view on things for the better. The cause
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Explain why Chapter 4 could be considered a turning point in Lord of the Flies Chapter 4 can be considered a turning point in the book since it shows many different aspects of the book which weren’t covered yet. It starts showing the savageness of the children and the loss of civilisation and order. it also shows that with all this anarchy the children still have order in their souls whom they can not expel. the chapter also tells us how people ignore commands and follow a person just because they
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The Emancipation Proclamation is a big turning point in the Civil War‚ as discussed in class. It not only entitled victory to the North‚ but became a small stepping stone for progress of racial equality. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was formed in sole effort to maintain the union by Abraham Lincoln‚ it was a bold move that led to progress in the abolition of slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation was extremely limited and did not end slavery in the politically divided country. Slavery was
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In conclusion‚ the Russian Revolution of 1905 was the key turning point of Russia’s modern history; it is the prelude of another revolution - the 1917 Revolution - a much powerful revolution. The 1905 revolution created a harmful impact on the legitimacy of the Romanov Monarchy; people did not fear or respect the tsar once the revolution had begun. Politically‚ the Tsar‚ Nicholas II was forced to introduce many reform measures to appease his subjects. One of the reform measures occurred when Nicholas
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Adriana Cardona Cruz A Point of View Against Women Discrimination Just some decades ago‚ women were seen as an inferior and weaker human being who totally depended on a man in order to survive. These women lived an unhappy life‚ full of prejudice and insecurities. They were punished for something they had no fault: being born a female. In that time society denied them the right to control their own life. They were just another object‚ and they were expected to hand over their dreams and goals
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American politics and society. The American Revolution was not a major turning point in American politics and society. American politics continued to stay divided by different political ideologies that had conflicting views. The treatment of the lower social classes remained the same and the upper class consisting of landowning white men continued to stay in power. However‚ the central government after the American Revolution was much weaker than the British government and did not possess the power
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