I am writing a paper and i need to know what are some decisions that changed history .... for example i have used hitler... he applied at an art academy and was rejected and that had a lot to do with how he turned out.....
2007-11-18 14:21:44 · 5 answers · asked by Jessica H 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The decision that Iraq had WMD and links to Al Qaeda.
2007-11-18 14:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by Vegan Death Squad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some ideas:
The Protestant Reformation. Not only did it affect religious life in Europe, but also affected social, political, and economic institutions as well. The Reformation's leaders were Martin Luther and John Calvin. The followers of Luther and Calvin became known as Protestants, because of their "protesting."
The decision for the discovery of the New World: this event was both a positive and negative experience for many civilizations: positive effects, such as the exchange of foods between Europe and America; negative effects, such as the exchange of diseases between Europe and America.
The Treaty of Versailles of June 28 1919, which ended World War I, which severely punished Germany for World War One
The drop of two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in August 1945. It marks the beginning of the Nuclear Age, and it resulted in the creation of the two Superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States.
The 1950s thalidomide pharmaceutical disaster that resulted in at least 20,000 babies born with deformities.
The creation of the European Union, started as a small community in 1952 to regulate steel and coal production in Europe .
The creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1960.
John F. Kennedy Moon Speech: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
This speech inspired a nation to achieve the seemingly impossible.
On October 29, 1969, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts must end segregation “now and hereafter.”
This decision helped to end public school segregation.
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2007-11-18 15:32:45 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Lousiana Purchase
Christopher Colombus
2007-11-18 14:26:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um Islam spreading into Spain at the Battle of Tours. If they hadn't decided to turn around all of Europe would be Muslim.
2007-11-18 14:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by crimson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the iranian revolution, before they didnt have to cover their hair after the revolution they did
2007-11-18 14:26:54 · answer #5 · answered by aamas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋