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    created. Cars have become one of the quickest mid-distance or long-distance travel ways and for every three people in the U.S‚ one will have a car. Cars have changed the we travel. They have allowed faster and and safer travel that allows the car to be more highly rated as a way of transportation. Cars have also developed many new features as well and people need to learn how these changes came to be. Cars have impacted society at an extreme over the past 100 years. Automobiles changed the ways humans

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    Saratoga Turning Point

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    The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War or Battle of Saratoga The American Revolution war was very intense between the British and the Americans. The Revolutionary war started because of economy issue. Therefore‚ taxation caused many uprising events in the future‚ which made the economy look substandard. In December 1773‚ the Boston Tea Party ascended where a group of Massachusetts disguised as Indians dumped all the tea into the harbor. Therefore‚ there was chaos in Britain which started

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    Amiens Turning Point

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    France and Belgium dedicated to their sacrifice (Remembrance Day- Australian Army 2016). The Battle of Amiens is considered the turning point in WW1‚ fought on the Western Front. Regarded as one of the greatest advances in history‚ the Battle of Amiens began on the 8th of August 1918 and ended on the 12th of August. Also known as the ‘Third Battle of Picardy’‚ this battle led to the end of World War One‚ marking the beginning phase of the Hundred Day Offensive. The battle took place east of Amiens in

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    Jr's Turning Point

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    vital or critical importance”. When something is pivotal‚ it is central. Which means everything related to the topic turns or depends on it. An event can be a pivotal moment in a nation’s history if the direction the country takes depends on it. The year 1968 was a year of many critically important turning points. During this year America reached new altitudes when it orbited the moon‚ but all was not as good down on Earth. The United States also lost a lot such as two key figures who support peace

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    Texas Turning Point

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    moves quite a bit‚ these friendships and houses often change. I have moved numerous times and have attended a number of schools throughout my life‚ but my recent move has affected me the most. Originally living in Texas from the time I was six months old‚ I moved to Peoria‚ Arizona‚ when I was nine years old. However‚ just before my sophomore year in high school‚ my family and I moved back to Texas from Arizona. This move was a major turning point in my life because I had to adapt to a new area

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    Turning Point of Ww2

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    morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.”          -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless leaders between 1939 and 1945. The despicable Adolf Hitler arose and spread fascism throughout Germany and Italy. All the nations involved were marginalized. Initially‚ the United States stayed out of WWII‚ until they realized that the Axis power was increasing. It was around

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    Mercutio Turning Point

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    upon falling in love‚ disobay their parents and also there households. Their efforts have terrible results‚ including the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio‚ as well as the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet. Some peopleoften focus on the main characters. Mercutio’s character is very dramatic and tragic as well‚ as some people feel that his death creates a turning point in the play from comedy to tragedy. Some people say that Romeo and Juliet are self-centered and immature. (see Further Reading)‚ contest

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    Gettysburg Turning Point

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    As one of the biggest turning points and the most important battle in the Civil War takes place from July 1 to July 3 1863. On May 1863 Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had won by a whooping score smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. As General Lee was feeling lucky he decides he should go and invaded the North a second time ‚ as the first invasion had ended at Antietam just the previous fall. As bringing the conflict out of Virginia into the North

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    Saratoga Turning Point

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    The two battles of Saratoga are well known as the turning point of the American Revolution. It was fought eighteen days from the fall of 1777. It started with the British invasion from Canada during the American Revolutionary War. After they captured Fort Ticonderoga with an extreme amount of ease‚ they then led General John Burgoyne who was over confident with the task in front of him. They crawled very slowly south giving the Americans many time to regroup under Horatio Gates. To support him‚ George

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    The total value of the purchase was $15 million‚ at an astounding rate of under three cents per acre. The people who lived in Louisiana were all given U.S. citizenship and the United States agreed to honor all agreements between the Spanish and the Native Americans that had been made while Spain had controlled the land. The treaty was unclear about an important detail‚ however. The borders of the territory were not defined; the treaty simply stated that the extent of the territory would not change

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