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    What was Lincoln supposed to say after the war? Fifty thousand people died in a total of three days‚ and what on earth is he supposed to say? That he is sorry‚ that he doesn’t know why everything happened the way that it happened? Lincoln gave a speech‚ it was very short‚ and a lot of people didn’t even listen but what he said was; that the living can honor the wartime dead not with a speech‚ but rather to continuing to fight for the idea’s they gave their lives for. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address

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    The Stormy Sixties; 1960 – 1968 The Stormy Sixties bean with heightened Cold War tensions that led to the full-scale eruption of the Vietnam War. President Kennedy’s youthful energy brought about a new age of American politics that outlived the assassin’s bullet and into President Johnson’s administration. From bus boycotts and sit-ins to a March on Washington‚ the Civil Rights Movement gained momentum in the 1960s and inspired all of America to fight for equal rights. The major concern

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    We all know that the Boston Tea Party was the major turning point in in the American history‚ but do we really understand what happened and why it was so important? I tend to show the importance in the facts of what happened that night on December 16‚ 1773‚ and what lead up to The Boston Tea Party and some facts that people may not know about the Boston Tea Party. So‚ let’s explore our facts that I found from my research. We first need to know what lead to the Boston Tea Party. In December 1600

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    Truman Doctrine: A Turning Point in American Foreign Policy Harry S. Truman was sworn into presidency after the unexpected death of Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. In March of 1947‚ Truman delivered a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress which later became known as the Truman Doctrine (Cold War). This doctrine is often cited as the official declaration of the Cold War (Announced). As a direct response to a crisis‚ the Truman Doctrine fabricated a policy to prevent communism

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    There were many turning points in my life‚ one being able to find my true passions and own hidden goals. When I was a sophomore‚ I discovered drawing‚ which was my escape from reality of expectations and results. I loved art‚ because there wasn’t a right or wrong answer to how I could have approach it. Art quickly became my hobby‚ and I discover more creativity and colors to life. I learn to appreciate other things in life‚ and work harder to look outside the box. Drawing also helped me to improve

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    The roman civil war from 49-47 BC was one of the biggest turning points in Roman history‚ lead by Julius Caesar‚ the war was initiated when he crossed the Rubicon. In 60 BC Caesar was intent on gaining political power and becoming a member of the consul‚ he was able to gain the interest of the public by forming the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus. The first triumvirate held an immense amount of wealth‚ private and public power between the three men‚ through using their combined strengths

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    TURNING POINTS IN THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORY 017 ONLINE BIRTH CHAPTER I • Around the year 1818‚ Frederick Douglass was born to a slave woman by the name of Harriet Bailey -- and possibly his first white master. "I come to this‚ from hearing my master say‚ some time during 1835‚ I was about seventeen years old" (13). FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WASHINGTON BAILEY • The first major event in Douglass’ life may have been his separation from his mother at a very young age. This action may have caused

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    Frederick Douglass; An American Slave by Frederick Douglass‚ Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson‚ and Abrahams Lincoln’s famous House Divided Speech all explain the evils of slavery and how they tried to resolve it. The Civil War was a turning point in American history

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    English royal house of Lancaster and is determined to invade France and rise to the French Throne (Sharrock). It portrays the events leading up to‚ during‚ and after Henry’s extraordinary victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415‚ which was a major turning point in the Hundred Years’ War. This war was a conflict between the kingdoms of France and England continuing from 1337 to 1453 over the rights to the French crown among other things‚ and the film begins during a period

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    The uncommonly known Bessemer process sparked a turning point in the 1850’s. A process designed to yield steel at a much faster rate allowed for a development in traditional structures‒bridges‚ buildings‚ and skyscrapers‒as well as advanced economic theory and practices and their relation to a successful business model. Revolutionaries such as Andrew Carnegie (a successful entrepreneur) and James Buchanan Eads (an engineer specializing in bridges) paved the way for practices and techniques still

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