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    World War 1 was a huge turning point in our world. “World War 1 was one of the deadliest conflicts in the history of the human race‚ in which over 16 million people died. The total number of both civilian and military casualties is estimated at around 37 million people. The war killed almost 7 million civilians and 10 million military personnel” (history on the net Staff)”. Before the war and at the beginning of the war‚ it was called “the great adventure”. “Many men left the shores of New Zealand

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    The War for Southern Independence is a major turning point in American History. Sparked by political unrest and economic struggles in the South‚ its four years of fighting were the bloodiest of which America had ever seen. Its tumultuous years saw numerous battles‚ as well as the ruthless assassination of the nation’s president. The American Civil War brought the United States into a new era‚ one of both tension and freedom. In the years leading up to the war‚ a large economic rift began to form

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    their fair share of disagreements‚ one being their responses to the Black Death. The religion‚ demography‚ and interactions all contributed to the differentiation of Muslim and Christian reactions. Christians thought that the Black Death was sent from God as a punishment and blamed the Jews‚ while Muslims considered it a blessing and did not accuse any minority of initiating the outbreak. The entire reason that the Black Death even spread in the first place was because of interactions. Trade was

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    African American Studies CNN- Being Black in American 2? CNN continues its investigation of the most challenging issues facing African-Americans with "Black in America 2." Soledad O ’Brien reports on people who are using ground-breaking solutions to transform the black experience. The documentary goes on to identify what is “Being black in America”. It discusses‚ what I call the old Jim crow laws. What rights we have and still do not have still how blacks still gets racially profiled. Also‚

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    The Black Death was a name given to a deadly pandemic that spread from China to Mongolia‚ Northern India‚ and the Middle East during the 1300s. It moved with astonishing rapidity‚ advancing about two miles per day‚ summer‚ or winter. It continued to erupt in local epidemics from the next 300 years; some localities could expect a renewed outbreak between 1661 and 1669‚ although there were sporadic outbreaks in Poland and Russia until the end of the eighteenth century. In 2011‚ medical historians have

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    from a discussion group to an actual political party. Advertising for the party’s meetings appeared in anti-Semitic newspapers. The turning point of Hitler’s mesmerizing oratorical career occurred at one such meeting held on October 16‚ 1919. Hitler’s emotional delivery of an impromptu speech captivated his audience. Hitler was responsible for 60 to 85 MILLION deaths during WWII‚ after the fact he

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    The Great Gatsby In the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald there is a definite turning point. The turning point in ‘The Great Gatsby’ happens in Chapter Seven‚ in the Plaza hotel in New York City. This is when Gatsby’s American Dream starts to crumble around him because Tom has unearthed the truth about Gatsby’s wealth and causes Daisy to run back to Tom. Even though it is evident that Gatsby’s dream is not going to come true‚ Gatsby still believes he will fulfil it. The conflict

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    1. Describe what Federici takes to be the relationship between the black death (the plague)‚ wages‚ and the witch hunts. What was the role of women in society before the black death? How did it change? What does Federici take to be the reasons for the witch hunts? According to Federici‚ the black death was a major turning point in the history of Europe‚ with about a third of the population being killed (44)‚ thus necessitating the reconstruction of the entire labor market. In this case‚ wages went

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    An important turning point of the black history happened in 1951‚ when it was the first time that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Brown v. Board of Education. That is the issue‚ which can be tie into Goodness. First of all‚ goodness can be defined in many ways Americans attacked‚ hurt‚ and kill blacks‚ while black community decided to use non-violent to protest. On December 1st‚ 1955‚ it was a raining day‚ after one full-day work‚ Rosa Parks walked to Court Square and waited for the

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    Turning Points: The Buddhist Riots of 1963 Vietnam & 20th Century Experience Turning Points: The Buddhist Riots of 1963 In the early 1960’s‚ there were many events that took place in Vietnam and the United States that qualified as turning points‚ critical events that changed the course of history‚ but the Buddhist riots of 1963 proved to be instrumental in Ngo Dinh Diem’s‚ Southern Vietnam’s leader‚ demise. For some time Diem had been ruling with a dictatorship and never gained the support

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