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    Gettysburg Turning Point

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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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    The Neolithic Revolution was a change in the way people lived. People went from hunting‚ gathering‚ and being nomads to developing permanent living places and focusing on agriculture. Many people say it was the turning point in human history. The Neolithic Revolution started in Mesopotamia‚ current day Iraq‚ but also happened in many places like China‚ the Americas and Africa. Although the Neolithic Revolution meant change in agriculture every place it occurred did not change the exact same way.

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    Stalingrad Turning Point

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    prisoners were taken by the Red Army; included in this latter number were 23 German Generals. Conversely‚ morale in the Red Army soared as a consequence of Stalingrad giving the Russians increased strength and confidence. This battle represented a turning point in the Second World War. By successfully defending the city of Stalingrad the Soviet Union were able to deny Hitler his summer

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    the history of war."(World History Chronology) from various countries including Great Britain‚ the United States‚ and Canada stormed the beaches of Normandy hoping to overthrow the German forces occupying France. Years of meticulous planning and seemingly endless training had finally come together to form the operation known as D-Day‚ the invasion of Normandy. Many different operations and brilliant leaders helped to contribute to the victory at Normandy. D-Day was not only a turning point in

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    Midway Turning Point

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    isolationism. The United States deemed the war as Europe’s problem and stayed away from it. However‚ Japan surprisingly bombed Pearl harbor‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ and congress declared war on Japan and Germany. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the turning point in the pacific came in June 1942 at the Battle of Midway‚ the Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad which destroyed much of the German army‚ and Japanese could hold no reasonable hope of victory. The war caused

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    the World in many ways including the arts‚ music‚ literature‚ science‚ and religion; however religion made the biggest impact to the culture (MacCulloch‚ 107‚2). Religion was integral to every part of the culture; the image of Christ was the focal point its paintings‚ the Church was part of government‚ and sponsor of architecture. The Roman Catholic Church was the most extensive and powerful institution in Europe during the Renaissance. The seeds of religious turmoil were the result of corruption

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    Lincoln's Turning Point

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    this nation born of a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty‚ would continue to exist as the largest slaveholding country in the world? Powerplay and bloodshed were key players in the game that held the answers and turning points of a nation. “A new birth of freedom…” was the message that Lincoln conveyed to the exhausted faces of the revolution. His speeches were

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    is interpreted as harmful the reader can still see that has is very caring. When in the woods he encounters a woman drowning and uses “extreme labour” to save her. Contrastingly‚ a turning point in the plot causes the monster to show its barbaric nature which it had kept suppressed for far too long. This turning point occurs when a passerby assumes Frankenstein is killing the young girl and shoots him‚ when in reality he was actually saving her from drowning. This grave misinterpretation causes the

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    The Bulge Turning Point

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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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    Turning Point of Ww2

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    night Japanese forces attacked the Philippines Islands. Last night‚ Japanese attacked Wake Island. This morning‚ Japanese attacked Midway Island.”          -Roosevelt World War II has been thought of as one of the most atrocious disasters in history: the endless sufferings and deaths caused by the anger and violence of ruthless leaders between 1939 and 1945. The despicable Adolf Hitler arose and spread fascism throughout Germany and Italy. All the nations involved were marginalized. Initially

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