| The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe | | The world’s most powerful Communist country was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ or otherwise known as the Soviet Union. It contained 15 republics that were controlled by a central government. Over time‚ it developed into a large industrial power that dictated all aspects of the national economy. It set levels of wages and prices‚ controlled the allocation of resources‚ and decided what would be produced and how and where goods would
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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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Turning Points in History Turning points in history can mean a change in the way the things are done in the past‚ sometimes for the better‚ and other times for the worse. Two notable turning points in history were the Industrial Revolution and also World War I. These both had some political‚ social and cultural impacts. The Industrial Revolution was a time of great change and increased efficiency. No more would be goods be produced by sole means of farming and agriculture‚ but now by the use
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army is known as the turning point in the war. With strong strategy the Confederates were taking the upper hand but the large numbers of the Union helped to shift this momentum. The Battle of Antietam was very crucial for the Union army during the war‚ not only did it stop the encroachment of Southern forces on the North but the Union were now on the attack. The approach towards the war by the North was changed after this day as the goal was now no longer to preserve the Union. As a result of the
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The death of tons of people‚ (75‚000) or more. The Battle of the Bulge was definitely a big turning point of World War 2. American defenders were caught off guard as more than 250‚000 German troops and hundreds of tanks descended on their positions. During the Battle‚ 21‚000 soldiers were killed‚ 43.000 were wounded and 24‚000 were captured or went missing. Total allied casualties are estimated at 110‚000 - making it the bloodiest battle for American troops in all of World War 2. The Germans did
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Civil War not only because of the battle itself‚ but what prevailed with civilian opposition‚ and the events that changed the trajectory of the battle. The Turning Point of the War on July 1‚ 1863‚ the Union Army of the Potomac engaged the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had advanced into the north. Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. It was the most famous and important Civil War Battle to occur over three hot summer days in July in the humble market town of Gettysburg
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The Civil War was a turning point in American history. If it had gone any different‚ times now would be very different as well. The root of the cause of the Confederacy seceding from the Union‚ or the South seceding from the North‚ was because they felt their way of life‚ which was based on slavery‚ was under threat from the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Progressing medicine on the battlefield saved lives‚ but lost most. The under trained surgeons were not ready for the hordes of diseased and injured
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in November 1860‚ many threats were made to Federal troops occupying forts in the South. Union Commander Robert Anderson assembled his men‚ and moved them from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter. Once Anderson arrived at Fort Sumter‚ a merchant ship with supplies and reinforcements for the
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and the Fall of the Soviet Union In the late 1980s‚ the Soviet Union was undergoing massive changes in its policies‚ both domestically and internationally. More and more it seemed that the Cold War was coming to a close‚ and the Soviets were certainly not winning. The exact ending of the Cold War is a matter of some contention between several historians‚ but the certain absolute end would be the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The events leading up to this collapse have been argued
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The presidential election of 1860‚ followed by secession in the south was a major turning point in American history and was actually the beginning of what came to be known as the Civil War. The year prior to the election‚ John Brown‚ an abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia‚ trying to get the slaves to stand up to their masters. It was a failed attempt‚ and John Brown got convicted of treason and later on was hanged. Because of this raid‚ the south saw him as a criminal due to the fact that
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