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    British with the help of Indians on both sides. The dispute was over the land in the Ohio Valley which was land crucial for fur trading with Indians. Both countries claimed the land‚ thus resulting in the French and Indian War which was a major turning point because it ended salutary neglect‚ therefore resulting in the Sugar Act and soon the Townshend Act which was crucial because this all then lead to the Revolution along with the result of more colonial unity. Due to the French and Indian War there

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    The Milgram experiment‚ as it is now called‚ was considered a turning point in social psychology and the science of obedience. In a new study from Poland‚ a group of researchers wanted to see if the premise held up. That is‚ 50 years later‚ would people still respond to an authority figure in the same way as they did in Milgram’s original experiment? "Upon learning about Milgram’s experiments‚ a vast majority of people claim that ’I would never behave in such a manner‚’" study co-author Tomasz

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    Neolithic Revolution did a major change on the way people lived. The shift from hunting and gathering to agricultural led to permanent settlement‚ establishment of social classes and the final raise of civilization. The Neolithic Revolution is a major turning point in human history and still is.

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    Turning Movements survey at intersection Objective: This experiment involves the collection of turning movement volume data‚ which is essential for designing traffic signal timing plans. Application : This will allow you to calculate the PHF (Peak hour factor) for each turning movement at each intersection‚ to be used for developing traffic signal timing plans The relation between hourly volume and the maximum probable rate of flow within an hour is defined by the peak hour factor (PHF).

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg is known as the most significant turning point of the American civil war. This battle took place from July 1st to July 3rd 1863. Robert E. Lee marched his army into Pennsylvania in late June after the victory over Chancellorsville. On July 1st the confederates clashed with the union’s army commanded by General George G. Meade‚ in Gettysburg. On July 2nd the fighting became heavier as the confederates attacked the federals. On July 3rd Lee ordered

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    The American revolution was a turning point in history because it was a great unshackle‚ not just for the colonists but for all of mankind. The revolution made a firm commitment to the principle of being a nation of laws‚ and not of men. This radical commitment to govern with equality and transparent laws was a bold idea that would serve to solidify America as “a beacon on the summit of the mountain‚ to which all the inhabitants of the earth may turn their eyes for a marvelous and saving light‚ till

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    As I wander through the aisles of the lively and busy metropolis‚ I come to see and witness the highlands of avalanches‚ the oozing chocolaty color of the river banks‚ feel the breeze of every smoggy morning‚ listen to the music and beats played by car horns at a heavy traffic‚ and watch over fast asleeping children thriving the corners of the dark streets---things I never saw in the province. I never thought these could be real before I saw them with my naked eyes. As they say “welcome to reality

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    The renaissance began in in the 1300’s in norther Italy‚ after the plague had devastated Europe‚ it quickly spread. New ideas were introduced such as Humanism and idealism. The renaissance in Italy was viewed as a turning point and changes occurred in both social and economic ways. Some of the economic ways in which renaissance ideas were expressed in Europe was through new inventions such as the banking system and printing press. Italy was also viewed as the middle men in trade route between

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    ’for the world of the caribbean the arrival of Columbus constituted a major turning point Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who was credited with "discovering" the New World (a European term for the continents of North America and South America). Columbus made four voyages to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504. As a boy‚ Columbus worked as a sailor on merchant and war ships in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1476 he went to Lisbon‚ Portugal‚ where he learned

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    SMALL ARMS From 1861 to 1865‚ the United States experienced 4 years of civil war that divided the country until well after the conflict ended. The antecedents of this war were a series of laws that the North implemented to the South in 1860. Lincoln was in charge of the government and the conflict was related to slavery abolition and protectionist measures that affected the southern economy. In 1861‚ eleven southern states separated and formed the Confederation. When the war began there were

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