During the 1960s our nation was going through many important and crucial events. From the Vietnam War to national politics‚ and even civil rights‚ our country was changing a lot. In particular‚ the year 1968‚ was when our country went through a major turning point‚ especially when you take in consideration the major events that involved the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement such as the “Tet Offense”‚ violent protests‚ and the Civil Rights Act being passed. The Vietnam War is still a very
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Turning Points in History 1968 Event: Civil Rights Act of 1968 • Prohibited the following forms of discrimination: • Refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of his race‚ color‚ religion or national origin. People with disabilities and families with children were added to the list of protected classes by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. • Discrimination against a person in the terms‚ conditions or privilege of the sale or rental of a dwelling. • Advertising the sale
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Gettysburg? Gettysburg was know as the turning point in the Civil war between the Union and the Confederate armies. How was Gettysburg the turning point in the Civil War? Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War because the Confederate army was greatly outnumbered‚ the confederate army lost 32% of the army at Gettysburg‚ and there was a National Soldiers Cemetery built at Gettysburg. The first reason why Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War is the Confederate Army was outnumbered. The
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Early America was founded upon the ideas of independence and a republican ideal– the idea that the people would have the voice and that no one person would be in control. America laid the foundation for people to take opportunities and prove that they could do whatever they wanted and live the American dream. However‚ these ideas did not appear straight away; they were fought for and won by the people who believed in these principles. Being founded on religious opposition‚ mercantilism‚ and discovery
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“To what extent was the Dawes Plan a turning point for Germany‚ 1919-1933?” Explain your answer. The Dawes Plan of 1924 was formulated to take Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to return Weimar’s economy to some form of stability. It helped Germany return to its pre-war state. Economically‚ socially and politically Germany seemed to be more stable than it was in previous and following years. However‚ this stable period seemed to have been built on unstable foundations. The economy appeared
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and disjunct state of the country with emphasis on hope for a prosperous future. At first thought by Lincoln to be subpar and ineffective in achieving its point‚ the Gettysburg Address would come to be known as one of the greatest and most iconic speeches of the American Civil War. Biography Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12‚ 1809 and grew up in the small town of Hodgenville on the Kentuckian Frontier. As a boy‚ he was not unfamiliar with the hard work of the log cabin life and was known to have
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Julius Caesar was murdered by a Roman senator in a conference room next to Pompey’s theater. The murder of Caesar is one of the most famous events in the everlasting Roman history of the endless history of Shakespeare’s famous play as well as contemporary stories. The assassination also proved a major turning point in many changes throughout the Roman Empire. Sixty Roma aristocrats participated in the plot to murder Caesar‚ and 14 Senators actually participated in the stabbing. Caesar was surrounded
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At 5:00 am‚ October 26‚ the manifesto legitimizing the creation of a revolutionary government was voted on and passed by an overwhelming margin. The Russian revolution of 1917 saw the overthrow of the tsarist autocracy in February and the seizure of power by the Bolshevik party in October.The Bolsheviks proceeded to establish the world’s first Communist state on a territory covering one-sixth of the globe. A series of events and ideas led to the October revolution‚ each significant in its own
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industrial revolution was a great point in time. It began in the mid 1800’s. The industrial revolution was a big turning point in time as far as working and things being made. Machines took some jobs for hard workers‚ that were determined to do the right thing. People that owned land and peasants were called aristocrats. Aristocrats and the peasants depended on each other to get certain things done. Inventors found many new ways to harness nature’s energy. For the most part‚ machinery was operated by water
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is a prolonged state of tension and hostility held between the two major powers‚ namely the Soviets and the Americans after post-world war-two period. The term "turning point" implies that the Berlin blockade caused a turn of events and instigated the outbreak of the Cold War. Therefore‚ the statement made is only accurate to the extent that the Berlin Blockade was the direct factor regarding the outbreak of Cold War‚ yet it was not the only factor that sparked it off. Rather‚ it was the interplay
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