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    After thousands of years that consisted of multiple errors and achievements, The Industrial Revolution played a major rule in the process of shaping our global history. The Industrial Revolution had remarkable, and lasting affect on our world. The Industrial Revolution brought upon many changes some beneficial, but also others that were unfavorable. The Industrial Revolution created many factories and businesses that created thousands of jobs, but also new enterprises. As factories and businesses

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    The human race changes throughout time allowing for advancements. With advancements comes turning points which helps us become better and more advanced in the future. There are many turning points in global history, some of the turning points are the Neolithic Revolution and the Renaissance because they changed the way mankind live forever. The Neolithic Revolution was the start of a new way of living. Around 10,000 years ago, people started to settle down to live in one place. During the Paleolithic

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    Industrial Revolution was rapid in Western Europe however, by the 1900 all of Europe was involved. Over all, the effects of the revolution changed the way materials are transported, how products are made, on a global basis.The Industrial Revolution was a critical turning point in European history because the changes made are integral in the modern age. The inventions made expanded

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    American History since Civil War Name Professor Institution Course Date American History since Civil War Identify at least two (2) major historical turning points in the period under discussion. There are several historical turning points in the History of the United States of America since the aspect of the civil war. One of the essential historical turning points is the end of the cold war in 1989 thus falling of the Berlin war. Another historical turning point is the aspect of the digital

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    Explain, in what says was the year 1945 a turning point of modern European history. Immediately after the close of the WWI, Europe plunged itself into WWII, a major world conflict that ended in 1945 and brought forth significant changes that set the footnote for Europe’s future development. In many ways, the 1945 was seen as a turning point of modern European history. First, 1945 ushered in the introduction of Cold War, whose major belligerents were the rising powers of the US and the Soviet Union

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    World War One was an immensely pivotal event on how the rest of the 20th century would turn out. What started off in Europe in July of 1914 became a global war that went brutally for more than 4 years and came to an end in November of 1918. From this war came not only the negatives, like the death of mass amounts of soldiers and civilians, but many positives came to be as well. A new lifestyle for many was put into play after the war and a whole new outlook on life was seen by everyone across the

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    Analyze the various ways in which the War of Spanish Succession represented a turning point in European history. The death of one king set off a wildfire among a continent spanning about fifty countries. Because king Carlos II of the Spanish Hapsburg line died childless in 1700, conflict over who would be the rightful heir to such a large empire caused widespread apprehension. Carlos’ will left the throne to Phillip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV of France. It was clear, however, since leaving

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    earths orbit around the sun, and the fluctuating changes in the environmental temperature. Earth’s climate was healthier, cleaner, and possibly even warmer in past history. Climate change is not caused by any individual and not just changed on a whim, climate change occurs naturally. Human existence has contributed to the increase of global temperature and also the increase in the build up of CO2 in the atmosphere. Chapter 1 in the book states, “Unintended byproducts of agricultural, industrial, and

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    Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange marks a big turning point in American history because it introduced new diseases, plants, animals, and changed the global economy between Europe and North America. When the Europeans arrived in North America, the Natives were not ready for their coming. The Europeans brought with them many diseases including Smallpox, Syphilis, Polio, Hepatitis, and Encephalitis. The Native Americans had no immunity to these diseases so their population was quickly decimated

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    Introduction The study of the Battle of Culloden as a major turning point in the history of the Scottish Highlands has been limited in its scope, as historians tend to focus on a romanticized version of the events of the battle, emphasizing the patriotic surge of the Jacobites, their subsequent loss, and the obvious, immediate consequences, instead of analyzing the extent to which the culture and society of the Highlands had been changing since Scotland’s union with Britain in 1707. Previous researchers

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