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    A revolution is when people don’t like the rules established by their boss‚ president‚ or other authoritative figure. The people opposing the rules band together to protest and rise against the authorities. The protest is meant to overthrow the current rules and establish new ones. 6 examples of revolutions would be the Spanish Revolution‚ the American Revolution‚ the Mexican Revolution‚ the French Revolution‚ the Industrial Revolution‚ and the Belgian Revolution. Spanish revolution 1.The

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    French Revolution… The French Revolution was a turning point in France’s history. It was the first time a population revolted against the monarchy and established a republic. The outcomes of the French revolution on the understanding of Nationalism included creating the “Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen”‚ abolishing the monarchy establishing a republic‚ and helped spur the industrial revolution in France. The Declaration of Rights of man and of the Citizen stated that all men were

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    Cora Dickey October 9‚ 2012 World History Honors Seventh Period The French Revolution I. Do you believe the Bastille was stormed to set prisoners free‚ because it was a symbol of oppression‚ or was it the first step to overthrow the French Monarchy? II. What is the difference between a revolt and revolution? Explain. According to the English dictionary‚ a revolt is a way to break away from or rise against constituted authority‚ as by open rebellion. Meanwhile‚ a revoloution is a sudden

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    said‚ “The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe‚ You have to make it fall”consequently meaning that if a society wants to see a difference they have to work for it‚ and not wait for it to happen. We have seen many revolutions throughout history. Revolutions from the 1776 American Revolution to the Cuban Revolution in the 1950s that have changed their country and even the world. A specific revolution that changed the lives of the working class‚ was the Mexican Revolution. The Mexican

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    Before the French Revolution‚ France was ruled and governed by the king‚ his Grand Council of ministers‚ and 13 courts called parliaments. King Louis XVI ruled by “divine right‚” believing that he had been put on the throne by the grace of God. France then was one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries‚ and had a strong army‚ and even stronger cultural influence. (Plain‚ 5) Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette were shielded from the daily lives of the ordinary people in France. When Louis

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    became more aware of what revolutions really were. Political scientist Samuel P. Huntington described a revolution s “a rapid‚ fundamental‚ and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of a society‚ in its political institutions‚ social structure‚ leadership‚ and government activities and policies” (p.186). This definition from Huntington goes hand in hand with what I read in powerpoint 13B. it didn’t take me long to find out something new about revolutions. I didn’t know that people

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    The French Revolution The French Revolution was a very bloody and horrible event that had a major impact on France. The French Revolution began in 1789 in France and ended in 1799. There were many people involved in the French Revolution like Napoleon‚ Maximilien Robespierre‚ and Louis XVI. The French Revolution happened because peasants were powerless‚ poor‚ and hungry. The French Revolution was one of the most significant events of world history

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    Violent revolutions have been the most effective way to bring about change dating back to the American Revolution in the late 1700s. While analyzing this ferocious rebellion‚ it is revealed that all of the American’s non-violent attempts to compromise with Britain failed‚ and that it took a bloody eight year war for the Americans to finally separate from Britain. Violent revolutions are not only more effective‚ but easier to pull off. The Iranian government was a well known institution that used

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    The French Revolution Kenneth Milton History104 World Civilization 11 Professor Carl Garrigus May 20‚ 2013 The French Revolution The French Revolution was the greatest event of the modern period. It influenced the whole human society. The whole world received the message of Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity. It began in the year 1789 and lasted approximately a decade‚ until the year 1799. The causes of the French Revolution were poverty‚ the enlightenment‚ deficit Government spending‚ and

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    Both the French and Russian revolutions occurred because of two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar‚ they also had differences. A difference between the two is that the Russians had an unsuccessful "pre-revolution" in 1905. Another difference between these two revolutions is the fact that the French turned towards a democracy

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