Question

What is a pivotal event?
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Answer 1

A pivotal event is an event that causes a person or a society or a nation to change.

Pivotal events in U.S. history include our independence, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, 19th Amendment, and Civil Rights Act.

Answer 2

I still don't get it, can you give me an example from the Hobbit book, thanks