Historical Turning Points

Throughout documented United States history, immense changes in social, political, and economic establishments have been brought about by perplexing people or conditions. Often, these changes mark a turning point in the progress of civilization as new ideas are formed, new governments raised, or new discoveries put to use in the interest of progress. Whether these pivotal moments in history may be triggered due to a single nonconforming individual or a vast, radical multitude, each turning point has explicit influences and outcomes which shaped America for years to follow. Every important decision has two key dimensions. The first is the outcome in the immediate case, and the second is as

Political, economic, and social conditions have often led to turning points that have changed the course of history for nations and peoples. For instance, neolithic revolution and the fall of Rome has greatly contributed to changes that has occurred in history. The Neolithic Revolution was a great shift from a nomadic style of living such as hunting into a settled down society. The idea of farming was created making the society’s life more structured. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the renaissance came to full power. This introduced a newer and broader outlook on life. The society’s view became more secular. This became the turning point in history, causing people to look more into logic and reasoning, causing the enlightenment.

The French and Indian war marked a turning point in American relation with Great Britain. Although mostly negative, this war also brought in a stronger ally ship with Great Britain who at the time was very powerful. This war helped America understand that Britain was very powerful and that if anything went wrong they would be even stronger if they worked together as allies. The French and Indian war led to the elimination of the French property in America, which was a major turning point. This war also led the British to start taxing more heavily on the colonists. Before the war, there was a period of neglect in Britain. Britain wasn’t really involved in the colonies affair. After the war, Britain was left in a major debt. Now all they had

The Renaissance is a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age. The Renaissance changed the view of man on the world from how man viewed the world during the middle ages. The purpose of this essay is to show how the Renaissance changed the way man viewed the world. The world was changed in the views of Art, Literature, and Science.

There have been many turning points in American history; however none have had the same effects as September 11, 2001, and many people relate the day to the country’s loss of innocence. As a result of 9/11 many civil liberties were taken away, security was heightened, and there have been numerous effects on Americans. Although the attack happened on American soil, it can really be characterized as an attack on civilization itself, because people from more than 80 nationalities perished on that day (Hitchens).

Christian envisioned the periodization of world history like a puzzle and the pieces of the puzzle were the theoretical, organizational, ethical, and technical problems of the periodization. Christian was able to solve the problems of the periodization of world history, since his “organizational aspects of all periodization systems moderately well in its first and third eras” (104). This is valid since the author arranges the book in chronological order by providing the reader with a list of main events in a chart (Era of Foragers- page 2, The Agrarian Era- page 26, The Modern Era- page 59) which allows the reader to know understand the sequences of each era. Also, he provides the readers a glimpse of the main ideas to help the readers understand a specific time period. To illustrate, “Explaining the Modern Revolution” on pages 64-67 “explains why rates of innovation have risen so fast during the modern era” which includes Accumulated Changes of the Agrarian Era, Rise of Commercial Societies, and Development of a Single Global Network. As mentioned on page 98, periodization problems appear because world historians have difficulty choosing what are the important

The Civil War was a turning point in both American and World history. Many believed that America could not support democracy but this war showed that with resilience and perseverance one can achieve anything. The Civil War took over 1 million lives, destroying cities and farmland throughout the war. This was the deadliest and most destructive war in American history because all of the battle were fought amongst Americans on American soil. At the end of the Civil War, slaves were free but they were not given equal rights. With the end of the Civil War, many significant changes occurred. Some of these changes include Black Codes, discrimination, and peace between the North and the South.

In considering the development of the USA in the years 1815-1917, how far can the union victory in the civil war be seen as the most significant turning point?

Turning points that occur during a conflict such as a civil war may be found in men, as well as forces of events. Turning points are the moments or acts which are thought to have had profound effects which are necessary to drive the war along the course which it took. During the American Civil War in the 1860’s there can be a widespread debate over which actual event was the turning point in the war that led to a Union victory. Most analysts refer to July 4th, 1864 when the Confederacy retreated from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and Vicksburg, Mississippi surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Union as the turning point for the North in the civil war. Historian James McPherson goes examines these events in great

The United States went through some tough changes during the period of Democratic-Republican political parties in the first decades of the 19th century. The republic’s expansion to the west and helped military’s fight with the Indian nations and Great Britain. Each posed a fundamental challenge to the small new republic. All three of these played a role in the start of the war of 1812. Although the war had no decisive outcome, it served as a turning point in the history of the growing nation. What caused the War of 1812 was the British, they blockaded American traiding ports. The war started on June, 1, 1812, and ended on February 18, 1815. The British attacked the White House and tried to burn it and other Government buildings. When America

Some historians see the battle as a second war for American independence. An important role in the development of the turning point of the American Independence War in 1812, but the war itself was mainly a political and military disaster for the country (The Second War for American Independence, n.d).

The Seven Years War, otherwise known as the French and Indian War, was a major turning point in British colonial society and their relationship with England. The French and Indian War officially began in 1756 and was a dispute over ownership of the Ohio River Valley. After the colonies won the war, in order to pay off the major war debt, the British introduced several new acts and policies taxed the colonies more heavily and made British control more stringent. The new acts were not well-received and several colonies banded together in order to protest against these acts, which inevitably and eventually lead to the American Revolution. The French and Indian War and its outcome initialized a major turning point in US history due to the major

The American Civil War was a time wrought with peril. Families were split along party lines and took up arms against one another to fight for what they believed was right. Yet there was one group of people who had more to gain than any other present in the war, and that was the African American slave. This war was one of the biggest turning points in the morality of America all because of what happened to the slave in this war. They enlisted in the army, fought bravely, and after long last, gained their freedom.

1. '77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition?

In history, revolution is the reason for constant shift in society. Many eras have come and gone and only some have left a significant impact on the world. In order for an era to be revolutionary, it has to leave a long lasting influence through social, economic and political means. Historians debate whether the Renaissance was considered a revolutionary period of history or not, however the Renaissance means “rebirth” and laid the foundation of the current era, the Modern Times. The Renaissance is a revolutionary period of history due to the far-reaching changes in art, politics, science and technology, as well as religion. During this period, art became more realistic, politics became based on merit, science and technology reached its