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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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    offensive did some real political damage to LBJ‚ when Americans saw the Vietcong in the U.S. embassy‚ it caused many to doubt victory in S. Vietnam was possible. On the other side of the question of victory‚ this offensive was later viewed as a turning point in the war. For the first time‚ America no longer sought to win‚ rather to find a way to end its engagement. (Duiker page 213-217) This new doubt and fear caused many problems in America‚ Even Walter Cronkite‚ who was a supporter of the war spoke

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    The turning point battle in the war is the Battle of Saratoga in Saratoga County‚ New York on October 7‚ 1777 because the battle that was led by Benedict Arnold and a few fellow commanders defeated British General Burgoyne‚ a major victory for the American forces

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    It is considered a masterpiece and will often be cited as “the greatest film of all time”. Barsam says “Citizen Kane is important to your study of the movies because‚ within the borders of film history – 1895 to the present – it marks a major turning point between the films produced before it and those produced after it.” (2016) Orson Wells who produced‚ directed‚ and stared in the movie‚ used many new techniques both in challenging traditional narrative‚ as well as using new technical elements to

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    Industrial Revolution The greatest turning point in history began with the Industrial Revolution. Between 1750 and 1914‚ the Industrial Revolution drastically changed Europe economically‚ socially‚ and politically. Before the revolution‚ most of Europe lived in small‚ rural communities where their lives revolved around farming. People would supply themselves with their own food‚ clothing‚ furniture‚ and tools‚ as times were tough and incomes were meager. However‚ the Industrial Revolution brought

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    Annoying Animals Animal Farm is still relevent to read today because of major wars in history have connections and similarities to the Soviet Union. Are the Pigs in Animal Farm similar to how the people in the Soviet Union acted? Yes‚ there are very simular in many diffrent ways. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell presents the idea that leaders use language to gain power which allows them to manipulate their citizens.In Animal Farm their owner Mr. jones does not treat them very well so the animal have

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    A new turning point in my life was my senior and getting ready to go to college. It was going to be new page of my life that hasn’t be written yet. I had to make choices and deal with some consequences that I made threw out the years. I wish freshman year I didn’t slack of as mush as I did and I’m gad I had as fun as I did senior year before a lot of my friends left for college. The year 2004 I was a freshman in high school. I thought the cool

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    In 1917‚ two revolutions swept through Russia‚ ending centuries of imperial rule and starting political and social changes that led to forming the Soviet Union. (1) In result of the February Revolution‚ power was shared between the weak provisional government and the Petrograd Soviet. In the October Revolution‚ leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader‚ Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coupd’état against the provisional government. The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government

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    and Soviet Union after World War two. Suspicion and mistrust had defined the US and the Soviet Union relations for decades. Although Cold War was called a “war”‚ it didn’t really use weapons to fight with each other. Both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in supporting allied nations‚ which had violent wars‚ like Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Angola. The most important underlying causes were the ideology and economic. The USA and the Soviet Union represented

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    Britain: a Turning Point in WWII A substantial turning point in World War II‚ the Battle of Britain encompassed a German aerial attack on England. An Allied victory‚ this battle marked the first successful attempt at European resistance against Nazi Germany. The German air force was defeated and with the United States entering the war‚ an allied victory became tangible. Through reviewing key aspects of the pre-battle era‚ the battle itself‚ and the aftermath of the battle‚ its role as a turning point

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