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    the World in many ways including the arts‚ music‚ literature‚ science‚ and religion; however religion made the biggest impact to the culture (MacCulloch‚ 107‚2). Religion was integral to every part of the culture; the image of Christ was the focal point its paintings‚ the Church was part of government‚ and sponsor of architecture. The Roman Catholic Church was the most extensive and powerful institution in Europe during the Renaissance. The seeds of religious turmoil were the result of corruption

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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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    The American Revolution was one of the biggest turning points in American history. The revolution was a huge turning point because it turned America‚ a land owned and manipulated by Great Britain into a newly established country. The men and women who settled in America before the Revolution experienced hardships‚ unjust taxations‚ and had to oblige by the monarch’s rule. The revolution gave these people a chance to stand up for themselves as well as govern themselves. There were about 350‚000 eligible

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    A Turning Point in the War The two battles of Saratoga‚ fought in the fall of 1777‚ were the turning point in the American Revolution. The British General; John Burgoyne had won a small battle against the American troops‚ in which his army was weakened‚ and continued attack the U.S. army again on October 7th (History‚ 1). Because the British troops were wearied and were running out of supplies‚ Burgoyne’s army was defeated and retreated. Ten days later‚ at Saratoga‚ New York‚ Burgoyne surrendered

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    prosperous future. At first thought by Lincoln to be subpar and ineffective in achieving its point‚ the Gettysburg Address would come to be known as one of the greatest and most iconic speeches of the American Civil War. Biography Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809 and grew up in the small town of Hodgenville on the Kentuckian Frontier. As a boy‚ he was not unfamiliar with the hard work of the log cabin life and was known to have a deep sense of humor and a gregarious nature (Abraham Lincoln -

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    Being petrified to accomplish a dream is what haunts myself from trying to succeed. Finally figuring out what to do with my life was the beginning of a turning point for me‚ now it was time to follow through that dream and go to college. As I stated in the previous paragraph‚ a lot of the world today thinks money is the true sign of success and my mom and dad we’re firm believers in that. I figured that they wouldn’t be proud of their son because he wants to write for a living. “If you didn’t have

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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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    The Neolithic Revolution was a change in the way people lived. People went from hunting‚ gathering‚ and being nomads to developing permanent living places and focusing on agriculture. Many people say it was the turning point in human history. The Neolithic Revolution started in Mesopotamia‚ current day Iraq‚ but also happened in many places like China‚ the Americas and Africa. Although the Neolithic Revolution meant change in agriculture every place it occurred did not change the exact same way.

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    The Battle of the Atlantic was the turning point in the war for the Allies‚ it’s when they finally had been on the offense then the defense.The main cause for this Battle was for the control of the sea routes‚ it would’ve been endgame for the Allies had they lost it first began with Britain fighting basically alone and if they lost Germany would’ve been able to easily taken over. The Battle had gone on from 1939-1945 and throughout that six year period thousands of men had died from each side. Great

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    Have you ever wondered why the battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the civil war? The battle of Gettysburg was located in Adams county‚ Pennsylvania. The battle was fought on the dates of July first through July third of 1963. The Confederacy was led by General Robert E. Lee. A man of high potential‚ he never let someone tell him he could not do something. Lee’s ego was his biggest downfall. He went into the battle thinking he would come out with a victory. He thought he had a better chance

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