In global history‚ many civilizations have undergone changes that historians consider turning points. A turning point is a point in time at which a significant change occurs that affects a whole society’s way of life. There are many examples of turning points in the past. One turning point is in the Commercial Revolution of the middle ages. Feudalism in medieval Europe was ruthless. The manor economy was based on land‚ so those who had land also held the wealth and power. When trade expanded and
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The Army of Northern Virginia‚ up to that point‚ had rarely been defeated in a strategic (its overall goals) or tactical (its fighting capability) sense. In fact‚ one could argue that the Confederate Army under Lee had yet to be completely beaten in a major battle up to July 3‚ 1864. Lee’s army
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The Black Death was a deadly plague that originated in the 13th century from rats and fleas. This plague was one of the most deadly in history because it diffused and killed very rapidly. So what were the effects of the Black Death? The Black death affected peoples natural way of life which led to affecting the Europeans economically which then led to a crisis in faith. After the Black Death had hit no one was considered safe from this plague which affected peoples natural ways of life. There is
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World War II was fought across the world and involved more men than any other war in the history of human civilization. From 1941 to 1945 the United States and Japan were at war on the Pacific front. The U.S wanted to end the war as soon as possible as it caused many casualties in both countries. Towards the end of the Second World War‚ the U.S had valid reasons to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. To the U.S it was a way to end the conflict in the Pacific‚ by
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Arriving by ships carrying flea infested rats‚ the Black Death originated in the 1340s in China and spread west along European trade routes eventually arriving on the British Isles. Since the ships bringing goods and more resources to England‚ the Americas‚ and more places‚ were not clean and had unsuitable living conditions‚ disease broke out. (Unknown Where Did Black Death Start?) Anywhere the ship stopped left disease behind‚ and since it was fabricated by new types of bacterium and was isolated
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surprise attack was‚ and finally what the turning point in the war was. They were an underdog and it definitely showed. The first thing that stuck out about the American colonies army was that they were all untrained. They all would just fire at will with little to no aim. So when it came to facing the regulars all they could do was fire into the crowd of redcoats. This would work for a little while but soon this stopped being
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The American Civil War is probably the most horrific episode in American history. The two belligerents of the war were the Union army‚ comprised of the northern states‚ and the Confederate army‚ comprised of the southern slave states which had voted to secede from the Union. In essence‚ the North did not want the South to secede from the Union because the North relied on the South for agriculture. On the other hand‚ the South wanted to secede because they had grown tired of the federal government
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• You ask what the turning point in history was. Peoples‚ ideas‚ or events? • In our opinion the turning point in history was an event. • It is the bombing of Pearl Harbor. • On December 7‚ 1941‚ many innocent lives were taken away and this day was the very catalyst that changed the war forever. It is a very major turning point in history. • Since the bombing was conducted without a formal declaration of war‚ it was one of the biggest mistakes that the Japanese have ever made. • You may not
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powerful clan leader who hoped his son would one day become the next king. Siddhartha made the decision to relinquish his home to learn how the majority of Indians lived. Throughout a person’s life‚ they will have many turning points that shape who they are today. A turning point is a specific event that results in a significant
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The Black Death is a time in medieval history that is to this day the worst demographic disaster in European history. The Black Death is the nickname of the disease “Yersinia Pestis” that hit the European world in the 1340 CE. This disease wiped out 80 million people total. The devastation of this disease makes the Black Death the most significant event that occurred in the later medieval period. The Black Death is the most significant event because of the devastating nature of the disease and the
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