It was one of the reasons the US joined the war. With that, the Germans and Central Power started to lose (they had no chances after the sinking and the Zimmermann telegram)
It would be "Jean-Jacques Rousseau" who believed that sovereign powers reside with the citizens and the government gets its authority from the consent of the <span>governed, since he was a major Enlightenment thinker. Paine also believed this, however. </span>
The correct answer is the Midway Battle
Midway was considered as turning point in the Pacific theater given that Americans achieved naval victory and rode straight to Tokyo in the aftermath of the battle. The Japanese suffered heavy losses and marked a turning point.