Subject: Turning Points of History
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Feb 24 09
What do you assess to be major turning points in history? There are the obvious events, of course, like the signing of Magna Carta, the American Revolution, the French revolution, the establishment of the State of Israel, and so on, but what about other, less well-known events? I submit the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec on September 13, 1759 which saw Canada become a British colony, or the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485 which brought Henry Tudor to the throne, ending 331 years of Plantagenet rule in England.
Posted by: Cymruambyth
Date: Feb 24 09
What do you assess to be major turning points in history? There are the obvious events, of course, like the signing of Magna Carta, the American Revolution, the French revolution, the establishment of the State of Israel, and so on, but what about other, less well-known events? I submit the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec on September 13, 1759 which saw Canada become a British colony, or the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485 which brought Henry Tudor to the throne, ending 331 years of Plantagenet rule in England.
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cleometrica
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the death of alexander If he had lived who knows what the world would look like? Reply #41. Jul 22 09, 7:11 PM |
Calpurnia09 
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Battles have often been turning points in history but I immediately thought of Luther's Edict or Worms, then of technological developments eg the atom bomb. It's a fascinating topic and I hope that there is more discussion. Reply #42. Nov 06 09, 7:32 AM |
| sarahcateh
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I would say a major turning point in history was Caesar defeating Pompey in 48 BC. Reply #43. Nov 06 09, 11:25 AM |
skumma
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For me in Britain it has to be the 1948 Education Act-the right to free elementary education for EVERY child. And the National Health Service Act of the same year. Without them, I, a working class child, would probably not have survived a serious bout of Whooping Cough at four years old, and not have been able to go to University to get my degree. Reply #44. Nov 06 09, 12:30 PM |
dsimpy
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William Wilberforce and the abolition of the slave trade within (most) of the British Empire in 1807, followed by the US in 1808. The gradual abolition of slavery itself throughout the 19th century, most particularly within (most of) the British Empire by 1834, and the US by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. The last country officially to abolish slavery was Mauretania in 1981, although it continues to flourish under various guises across the world, with varying degrees of official recognition or suppression. Reply #45. Nov 13 09, 2:49 AM |
quickquizfun
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the Battle of Saratoga Reply #46. Nov 23 09, 9:05 PM |
Cymruambyth
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dsimpy, the US didn't abolish slavery in 1808. That's when it banned the importation of slaves. There were enough homegrown slaves to keep slavery alive and well until the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution passed into law in 1865, putting an end to slavery in the US. Reply #47. Dec 02 09, 10:44 AM |
redwaldo
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1978- "The Four Modernizations" policy introduced by Deng Xiaoping in China. This put China on the road to a market economy and as we can see 30 years later a world 'super-power'. Reply #48. Feb 21 10, 9:43 AM |
Lochalsh
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The various movements for women's suffrage Reply #49. Feb 21 10, 3:51 PM |
matthewpokemon
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When Henry Ford started using the conveyor belt. Reply #50. Apr 26 10, 5:20 PM |
tnrees
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re the conveyor belt I would say the start of the production line (which I belive was the royal dockyards making blocks for the rigging of sailing ships in the Napoleinic wars). Reply #51. Apr 30 10, 5:35 AM |
bluerodeo
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The First Council of Nicaea. The Battle of Little Round Top at Gettysburg.Would Pickett's Charge have been done the following day if Little Round Top had been taken? Reply #52. Apr 30 10, 6:11 AM |
scottishrose44
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The invention of the moveable-type printing press. Reply #53. May 01 10, 6:44 AM |
Bellevue
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I can't believe that not one post lists the period of 1964-1966, for the vast changes that later came in the fields of music, pop art, racial issues, social changes, and so much more. Reply #54. Jun 23 10, 8:29 PM |
| Smarties101
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I'd have to say slavery being abolished was a turning point because it brought our country together. Reply #55. Jun 28 10, 3:28 PM |
| tnrees
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Abolishing slavery is a lot of turning points - abolished at different time sby different countries Reply #56. Jun 29 10, 5:35 AM |
H0lyAerith
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Ogedei Khan died unexpectedly in 1241. The Mongols at this time were well into Eastern Europe and poised to invade the West. Mongol law required that they return to Mongolia to elect a new Khan. By the time all of the politics had been taken care of, the Mongols had lost their momentum. Considering their hatred and disgust for cities and city-dwellers, it is definitely a good thing that they didn't get to Rome or Paris. Reply #57. Sep 08 10, 9:33 PM |
| euab
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The Rise of Protestantism/Reformation Reply #58. May 01 11, 1:02 AM |
evil44
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Well, excluding concepts based on the entropy theory (a butterfly farting in China causes a hurricane to devastate the entire US eastern seaboard), I would say the Bolshevik Revolution was fairly significant in creating a very polarized world that still effects us almost 100 years later. Reply #59. May 06 11, 12:25 PM |
wildwohl
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Introduction of the P-51D Mustang in WW2 Reply #60. Aug 03 11, 11:25 AM |
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