This project is a 5-10 page double spaced paper in which you will critically analyze, using historical evidence, three major turning points in world history from 1500. Your paper should be divided into three sections each of which is devoted to the critical analysis of one turning point. You must use Chicago Manual of Style to cite your sources. You must choose one early, one middle, and one late turning point. You must use historical evidence and cite your sources. You must use sources. You should select the three turning points you think had the most historical impact and your paper should successfully argue why the three you chose changed history the most.

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This project is a 5-10 page double spaced paper in which you will critically analyze, using historical evidence, three major turning points in world history from 1500. Your paper should be divided into three sections each of which is devoted to the critical analysis of one turning point. You must use Chicago Manual of Style to cite your sources. You must choose one early, one middle, and one late turning point. You must use historical evidence and cite your sources. You must use sources. You should select the three turning points you think had the most historical impact and your paper should successfully argue why the three you chose changed history the most.
You need a thesis paragraph. Each turning point should have its own section each of which should be more than one paragraph. Then you need concluding paragraph.
You should focus on explaining how each turning point changed history and then try to find a common overall theme like "revolutions" or "technology" to link them together in the concluding paragraph. Choices to pick from are below.

Early
The Columbian Exchange 1492 A.D.
The publication of the Edict of Restitution by Ferdinand II 1618 A.D. The Scientific Revolution 1650-1700 A.D.
China bans Christian missionaries 1715 A.D.

Middle
The Seven Years War (first worldwide war) 1754-63 A.D. The French Revolution 1789 A.D.
Bismarck unifies Germany 1862-1870 A.D.
Hiroshima 1945 A.D.

Late
The establishment of the state of Israel 1948 A.D.
1968 the year the world changed forever
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan 1979 A.D.
The development of the world wide web 1978-1995 A.D.

Reily · Answer

UPDATE: PLEASE HELP PICK A TOPIC FROM EACH SECTION (I want ones that can all go together in some way with a major theme) and explain what that major theme is that links them. THANKS!

bobpursley · Answer

What is Hiroshima doing in the middle period? Why is not the Refomation not listed?
Ok, choices available.

The scientific revolution
The french revolution
the internet.

the common theme is the explosion and use of information for the masses to decide things on their own, so they have some control over their lives.

Reed · Answer

Oh, my. I see some of these are related in some ways. The Scientific "revolution", the development of the world-wide web, and the development of atomic weapons all involve science and technology (some for good, others not so much). Others may involve the ideal of the spread of political rights to the people instead of a monarchy or dictatorship or colonial powers. See what threads YOU find.

Ms. Sue · Answer

We can't pick a topic for you. Research some of the options and then choose the ones that interest YOU.

Reily · Answer

@ MS SUE: none of the particularly interest me. I wasn’t asking for anyone to do the assignment for me. I was struggling with figuring out which ones relate to eachother so I asked for help. Thanks.

@ REED: thank you for pointing me in the direction. I will continue to look and try to find common connections between them. Appreciate the help!!

@bobpursley: I’m not sure why it’s in the middle. That’s where my teacher put it. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it!!