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    both men. After some speculation‚ both men decide to reveal to the girls that they were prepared to be christened with the name Earnest for them. Both women are infatuated with their devotion‚ and they agree be engaged to them once again. Another turning point presents itself when Lady Bracknell arrives at the manor searching for Gwendolyn. Lady Bracknell still refuses to allow Jack and Gwendolyn to marry‚ but she finds Cecily completely acceptable for Algernon. Jack‚ as Cecily’s ward‚ refuses to allow

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    warfare. As years went on more battles took place‚ and soon a legend entered the revolution as general‚ George Washington. George Washington fought in many battles during the revolution‚ until on remarkable event took place in 1777; that was the turning point in the war for American. They got aid form the France due to Marquis de Lafayette‚ commissioned major general‚ help talk the French helping the Americans out. By the French joining the America colonies‚ it helped the colonies lead to victory.

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    Up until that point‚ General Lee was cruising up the fronts of the Union Army making their way into Northern territory. What Lee hoped to do was cross the Potomac River from Virginia‚ pass through the border state of Maryland‚ and begin waging an offensive war on Union

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    The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that officially ended World War I between the Allied and Germany. The Allies created a League of Nations and armed with concept of a 14 point treaty that would stop war forever. The treaty was forced on Germany‚ in doing so they had to accept sole responsibility for starting the war. And that they had to pay for all the damages‚ decrease their military and surrender territory. With Germany unable to pay for the war and the

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    The War for Southern Independence is a major turning point in American History. Sparked by political unrest and economic struggles in the South‚ its four years of fighting were the bloodiest of which America had ever seen. Its tumultuous years saw numerous battles‚ as well as the ruthless assassination of the nation’s president. The American Civil War brought the United States into a new era‚ one of both tension and freedom. In the years leading up to the war‚ a large economic rift began to form

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    World War II was fought across the world and involved more men than any other war in the history of human civilization. From 1941 to 1945 the United States and Japan were at war on the Pacific front. The U.S wanted to end the war as soon as possible as it caused many casualties in both countries. Towards the end of the Second World War‚ the U.S had valid reasons to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. To the U.S it was a way to end the conflict in the Pacific‚ by

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    Turning point of the Cold War and JKF Assassination The assassination of President Kennedy was the turning point in history as many felt he and his family was American royalty‚ he had the ability to reach Americans through his speeches‚ as it helped Americans through some stressful times in cold war history‚ he was a catalyst in allowing Americans to be part of history from the first walk on the moon and the equality of all human rights in the United States. One of his most famous

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    An important turning point of the black history happened in 1951‚ when it was the first time that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Brown v. Board of Education. That is the issue‚ which can be tie into Goodness. First of all‚ goodness can be defined in many ways Americans attacked‚ hurt‚ and kill blacks‚ while black community decided to use non-violent to protest. On December 1st‚ 1955‚ it was a raining day‚ after one full-day work‚ Rosa Parks walked to Court Square and waited for the

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    What makes 1968 such a momentous year for so many? Is it the fact that it touched virtually every person on the entire globe in some form or fashion? Or is it because everyone around the globe was linked together by the progressive chains of change? This new wave of reform hit every nation differently‚ but elements of it were seen throughout much of the world and Mexico was no different. By hosting the Olympics in ’68‚ Mexico hoped to establish itself as a stable unified nation that was on par with

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    World War I World War I was one of the most devastating wars of all time. It took place in Southeastern Europe around the year of 1914. Some may think "What lead up to the war? What were the causes?" Even though there are several different causes of WWII the main three are militarism‚ imperialism and‚ alliances. Before the outbreak of World War I alliances were created to gain power and strength over the other countries. The two major alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente

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