Mao Ze Dong started the Great Cultural Revolution in 1966‚ in what appeared to be a massive cleansing policy to ensure the final victory of Mao and his supporters over the rest of the Chinese Communist party. Mao Zedong officially launched the Cultural Revolution at Eleventh Plenum of the Eighth Central Committee. Over the next decade‚ literally millions of people were destroyed‚ imprisoned and blamed for previously hidden ’bourgeois tendencies’ while tens of thousands were executed. Mao Zedong
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•What is the sugar revolution? •What were the reasons for the change from tobacco to sugarcane (better termed a the sugar revolution) in the 17th century •Assess the social political and economical consequences which resulted from the change of tobacco to sugarcane in the 17th century Rationale The need for economic stability as well as potential growth in the French and eastern Caribbean islands led to what was best termed as the Sugar Revolution. The ‘Sugar Revolution’ was referred to
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The French Revolution was a very important series of events for all of French history‚ making a big impact on all the lives of past and present French citizens. There was no one factor was directly responsible for the French Revolution. Years of feudal cruelty and taxing‚ public revenues and public debt mismanagement contributed to a French society that was on the edge of revolt. The French Revolution‚ the revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799‚ reached its first climax there
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 was certainly a turning point in Russian history. Many events led to the revolution‚ which actually consisted of two revolutions‚ the March Revolution and the November Revolution. By the end of the revolution‚ it was deemed successful. The Bolsheviks had successfully taken over Petrograd and within a short time controlled Russia. “Power had passed from the moderates to a small band of dedicated extremists with a vision of an entirely changed society.” (Findley-Rothney
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Greg Parkhurst 11/2/06 Allende and the Weavers of Revolution In Peter Winn’s Weavers of Revolution‚ a factory in Santiago‚ Chile fights for their independence against the Chilean government of the 1970’s. While this rebellion is going on‚ presidential elections are taking place and Salvador Allende is the presidential candidate which represents the common people. The relation between Allende and the people he represents is a unique one because at first this class‚ the working class‚ helps
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Sara Al-Sayyed Mary Etheredge‚ Prof. Adj. English 1301 – 113 September 9‚ 2013 Paper 1: Expressive/Literary Narrative Words: 811 Thanks to the Revolution… Sara Al Sayyed Mary Etheredge‚ Prof. Adj. English 1301 – 113 September 9‚ 2013 Thanks to the Revolution… It all started on March 14‚ 2011. It was a regular day‚ my dad at work‚ mom at home‚ Shady (older brother) in the university and Ammar (younger brother) and I in school. Only then when I came back home‚ I seriously was
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Industrial Revolution Vashishth Agaja Grade 9-A The Industrial revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation from hand tools‚ and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. This change generally helped life‚ but also obstructed it as well. Pollution‚ such as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rose‚ working conditions declined‚ and the number of women and children working increased. The government‚ the arts‚ literature‚ music and architecture and man’s way of looking
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In 1917‚ two revolutions swept through Russia‚ ending centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. In March‚ growing civil unrest‚ coupled with chronic food shortages‚ erupted into open revolt‚ forcing the abdication of Nicholas II (1868-1918)‚ the last Russian czar. Just months later‚ the newly installed provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Bolsheviks‚ led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)
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The movement toward the emancipation of the slaves. SOCIAL ISSUES WITH THE REVOLUTION IN ST. DOMINGUE In 1789‚ the population of St. Domingue consisted of about 35‚000 whites; 25‚000 and 45‚000 slaves. There were rigid legal distinctions between these groups based on colour and there was a mutual distrust and hatred which was far deeper than in any French Islands. The whites were not a united group. At the top were the very rich planters‚ far superior in status to the planters of Martinique
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INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries‚ was a period during which predominantly agrarian‚ rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain in the late 1700s‚ manufacturing was often done in people’s homes‚ using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered‚ special-purpose machinery‚ factories
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