The morning of March 4‚ 1861‚ was a turning point for America. Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. On that day‚ Lincoln was called to present his inaugural address. His speech was an important one because he would be verbalizing not only as the first president but additionally as the Commander-In-Chief of a nation in crisis. For guidance and inspiration while composing his inaugural address‚ Lincoln turned to historical documents. All of them were concerned with states’ rights
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A Turning Point in the War The two battles of Saratoga‚ fought in the fall of 1777‚ were the turning point in the American Revolution. The British General; John Burgoyne had won a small battle against the American troops‚ in which his army was weakened‚ and continued attack the U.S. army again on October 7th (History‚ 1). Because the British troops were wearied and were running out of supplies‚ Burgoyne’s army was defeated and retreated. Ten days later‚ at Saratoga‚ New York‚ Burgoyne surrendered
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Ronald Reagan was a president that no matter who you are or what political party you belong to he was revered. His way of using the power he obtained was unlike any other president past or present. He handled thing in a gentle way‚ but was also one that was not to be messed with. He was a man of many talents and gifts‚ but he could not have imagined that in his lifetime‚ he would change American politics and set a new precedent of how to run the United States. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in
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In 1961 President Kennedy was elected. In his inaugural address‚ he states that the U.S. will “pay any price‚ bear any burden‚ meet any hardship‚ support any friend‚ and oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty” (Moss‚ 2010). This was directly geared at China and Russia. Kennedy supported the suppression of communism‚ as did his predecessors. Kennedy and his advisors continued to fear the domino theory‚ the possibility of global communism‚ as a response to South Vietnam winning
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Empire. This happened over two thousand years ago and we’ll notice; why this was a major turning point within the Greek society‚ cultural developments that happened within the "Golden Age"‚ and the fall between Athens and Sparta which led to the Peloponnesian wars. The society and culture of the Greeks has had an ever-lasting impact‚ but none like the achievements after the Persian wars. These wars took place around (490 – 479) BC‚ and afterwards was a major turning point and lead to the "Golden Age"
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and won by the people who believed in these principles. Being founded on religious opposition‚ mercantilism‚ and discovery‚ while uniting despite differences amongst the colonies‚ like religion‚ class‚ and economic disputes‚ and fighting their way through adversity‚ colonial America made its march towards independence from Great Britain. The thirteen colonies were
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet Through a Historical Lens Writing is largely the product of an author’s desire to say something‚ to tell a story‚ or to simply entertain an audience; but it is also a product of the time in history in which it was written‚ and thus shaped by the standards‚ expectations‚ attitudes‚ limitations‚ and events of the day. One could read Hamlet merely as a revenge tragedy: Hamlet’s father‚ the king of Denmark‚ is killed by his brother‚ Claudius‚ who‚ as a result‚ arrogates
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There are many turning points throughout time in American History. For an example‚ civilization is constantly changing and adapting to new times and situation. One of the major turning points that led to political‚ social and economic changes was the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This changed the course of American history. This led to United States independence from Britain. What this declaration established was a basic natural rights to all Americans. This document is relevant
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the causes?" Even though there are several different causes of WWII the main three are militarism‚ imperialism and‚ alliances. Before the outbreak of World War I alliances were created to gain power and strength over the other countries. The two major alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Great Britain‚ France and Russia made up the Triple Entente while Germany‚ Austria and Italy were called the Triple Alliance. (Doc A) The alliances did strengthen the countries but with strength
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Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a political battle where the thirteen colonies grew tired of Great Britain rule which led to the overthrow of British control and the founding of the United States of America. This battle took place during 1765 to 1783. The first major cause of the American Revolution would be the French and Indian War that took place in 1754. This war was considered the seven years war that took place between the French‚ British and North Americans
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