Both U.S. and South Vietnamese forces payed dearly. The Tet Offensive was the turning point of the war because after it‚ the people at home started being heavily against the involvement in the war. Although there was already some obvious interest of the war by the media‚ the Tet Offensive changed the perspective of the war. The media
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The Civil War of the United states was a time of great division. A time where some people were only considered 3/5 of a person. A time where the North and the South were not always seeing eye to eye and were states rights truly came into play. This was one of the main turning points in America’s History. In 1860 the general consensus of the Republican party was to arrange a ban on slavery‚ which at the time was led by Abraham Lincoln. This viewpoint was not well received by everyone‚ especially
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During the first world war there were many battles of success and failure. The battle of Vimy Ridge was the first successful battle all because of Canadians. This was a turning point for all Canadians because it made them proud of their country. This battle took place on April 9‚1917. From the failure of the battle of the somme‚ Britain and France thought it would be a good idea to turn to the Canadians. For the first time Canadian soldiers were asked to participate in the battle. They needed new
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The Turning Point in The Revolutionary War The Revolutionary war took place in 1775 to 1783. This was a war between the British and the Americans. The colonists were fighting for their freedom‚ they wanted to become their own. Wrote the Declaration of independence to gain their. But they needed to Fight for it. During The Revolutionary war‚ most of it was one sided towards the Britishes favor‚ they were winning all of these small battles against the colonists such as the Boston campaign and
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Pennsylvania in July of 1863. This three day battle was a turning point in the Civil War for the North. Up until this point‚ every large battle that the North faced had ended up in defeat. General Robert Lee led the Confederate army and due to the continued victories‚ he decided to take the battle to the North. Lee set out for the South to win the war. The Union army was led by General George Meade. General Lee’s army traveled up through Maryland and into Pennsylvania to meet the Union army. In
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The American revolutionary war‚ the war that started on April 19‚ 1775. The thirteen Colonies vs Great Britain for the Battle of freedom‚ independence and the new world. These people during the American revolutionary war helped made the success of the revolutionary war‚ these people consist of George Washington the general of the continental army that led them to victory‚ Marquis de Lafayette a french noble that helped the colonies by supplying them with money‚ supplies and french troops‚ Baron
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Often in plays‚ the turning point is significant. The turning point usually occurs after the climax and begins the denouement. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ the funeral orations delivered by Marc Antony and Brutus is the turning point. Marc Antony delivers the more effective funeral oration because he plays with the commoners’ emotions and uses repetition to illustrate sarcasm which wins the crowd over. Funeral orations commonly focus on emotions. Marc Antony’s funeral
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the S.S. men. This was an important turning point for Schindler‚ now he realized how brutal and immoral everything was during the war. He knew that something had to be done‚ and he could no longer support what Nazi Germany was doing without feeling guilty. He traveled all the way to Budapest in the back of a freight train in order to report to the Zionist rescue organization what was occurring to the Polish Jews. Schindler told the men about all of the issues‚ from the S.S. raids‚ to the Jews being
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by Abraham Lincoln‚ The Emancipation Proclamation was published on January 1‚ 1863. With this Lincoln abolished slavery in northern and southern states. While the proclamation didn't free one slave but was the turning point of the war but states right with also the main turning point if the war. Lincoln stated “ It’s an unqualified evil to the colored ” The Election of 1860 was a battle between the northern Republican‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and southern Democrats. The Election of 1860 was also to
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The Progressive Era: Women & Mexican-Americans In the United States‚ the 1890s through 1920s time period is known as the Progressive Era. Political reform‚ along with social activism‚ was what established this era. In order to move forward as a country‚ progressives believed we needed to fix or reform our problems. The problems that the nation focused on were major issues‚ such as safety and environmental issues‚ child labor‚ and health issues. Among the most involved were Protestants‚ who believed
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