well as the success of the American Revolution. As a reaction to their unfair treatment‚ the people of the Third Estate rebelled against the government‚ and eventually‚ after many deaths and changes of power‚ the people finally received their much-deserved rights. There were many well-justified causes of the French Revolution‚ and although many horrible effects presented themselves‚ the resulting
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Market revolution‚ many American families obtained the products needed by producing their own goods or by trading. They obtained their food and clothes by farming and raising crops and animals. For other items they couldn’t produce‚ such as tea‚ they would trade their own products at their local markets. Local markets were a main source of the production in America. However‚ the market revolution gave raise to massive production through factories and national markets. The market revolution improved
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1. What were the consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution and why does Hobsbawm call it the central event of the 20th century? There were many consequences from the Bolshevik revolution. Farmland was distributed among farmers‚ and factories are given to workers. The banks were nationalized and a national council was assembled to run the economy. Russia pulled out of World War I‚ signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ conceding lots of land to Germany. Civil war‚ between Bolshevik (“red”) and anti-Bolshevik
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The Industrial Revolution was a transformation in Great Britain during the 18th and 19th century that involved great innovations in technologies‚ manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ and transportations. Changes in government‚ society‚ and trade also proved that the Industrial Revolution was a period of time where new ideas thrived and that countries around the world were greatly affected. The immense growth in population‚ which mainly consisted of workers and laborers‚ the effective waterways and abundant
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For example‚ the desire for freedom and equality resulted from the scientific idea that knowledge leads to human achievement. This desire led to uprisings such as the American and French Revolutions. This led to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in America‚ upon which “the Declaration famously asserted that the colonists had the right to establish a government to secure the “unalienable rights” of ‘Life‚ Liberty and the Pursuit
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The American Revolution was one of the most important revolutions in the world‚ but there is evidence that says that nothing really happened from it. I believe that the American Revolution was not revolutionary because not all people were equally free‚ and all the changes actually happened in the Americas occurred when the British first colonized America. In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson states‚ “We hold these truths to be self evident‚ that all men are created equal…”. Looking
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The significance of improving workers’ pay and working conditions was vital to the success of the ongoing industrial revolution during this period as it helped soothe the demands of the unsatisfied workers. Due to changes and new laws introduced‚ improvements began to occur. Popular pressure however was only significant in bringing about this change to an extent. The development of specialized skills in the factories and mills‚ and due to the competition between employers as they repeatedly sought
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Amounting to a Revolution The United States experienced a time period full of changes between the years of 1860 to 1877. During this time period‚ many constitutional and social developments brought about great change in the country‚ in both constitutional and social areas. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict include the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction. Meanwhile‚ some social developments during this period include the Freedmen’s Bureau
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In discussing the American revolution‚ the role of individual liberty and equality is at the forefront of important matters. While the war was viewed holistically as struggle between Great Britain and the colonists‚ there were also important internal issues among the colonists themselves. For instance‚ the equality of people among different social classes‚ races and genders played a serious role in terms of determining what kind of nation would most effectively foster equality. In Eric Foner’s Give
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and create an equal and just society. The idea of equality appealed to lower class Americans such as mestizos‚ mulattoes and natives‚ but especially inspired black slaves. Lower class Americans believed a revolution would move them up in society to the level of creoles while slaves saw revolutions as a way to gain freedom. Haiti’s declaration of independence in 1904‚ showed slaves’ motivations by stating that they would rather die than be forced back into in slavery and that they must create a government
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