Peaceful revolutions Successful political revolutions in the last three decades have been dominated by masses of unarmed people. They have challenged the present political establishment and refused to obey orders‚ often at central places in the capitals. Different from the traditional armed guerillas confronting the state army these movements have not used deadly means‚ not even when confronted with violent police and militaries. These cases are on crucial points different from the traditional
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The French Revolution was an unstable‚ blood-filled time. With 20‚000 sent to the guillotine and an equal number to prison‚ it is not hard to find importance but rather to find meaning. The most crucial thing to look for in the revolution is justification‚ reasons that excuse or bring significance to the deaths of many. John Locke‚ a philosophe of the time‚ may have argued that a leader who does not provide his people with inalienable rights is grounds for dismissal in the form of regicide1
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Libyan Revolution BY: Rasha25 The Libyan revolution consider as the greatest revolution of the century after the French revolution because it is start with one voice‚ goal‚ and one demand which is the freedom for all Libyans across the country. From the dictator Gaddafi and his political system‚ which is based on killing‚ tutored people who refuse that he rolling Libya for 42 years. The revolution begun in the city of Benghazi on the 17th of February‚ when a group of young people‚ goes out
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DBQ : REVOLUTIONS This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6). Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Read the documents in Part A and answer the questions after each document. Then‚ read the directions for Part B and write your
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The Impact of the Industrial Revolution in the North The Industrial Revolution made an impact upon the world in the early nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines‚ new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes‚ improved efficiency of water power‚ the increasing use of steam power‚ and the development of
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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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French Revolution There were many factors that contributed to the French Revolution. First of all was the greatest percent of the population‚ the commoners‚ had the least amount of power and land. This laid the foundation for social unrest which is necessary for a revolution. Second‚ the French economy was very weak due to France’s involvement in the American Revolution. In addition to the economic problems that the American Revolution caused‚ it also put Enlightenment ideas into the minds
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1/18/13 The first stage of the French Revolution (1789-1792) * Previously talking about the estates general – 1789 Louis XVI trying to solve economic problems divided into clergy‚ nobility‚ commoners because the French society was legally divided in the same way (all had different obligations and different rights) * Middle class included: bankers‚ merchants‚ doctors‚ entrepreneurs‚ lawyers‚ shopkeepers‚ artisans…comfortable life * Working class: lower class‚ those working for a wage/salary
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Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution had many causes including; economic‚ political‚ and geographic factors that built up until people decided to take a stand. An example of this is in document number eleven which has both ----- and ----- factors from a social science perspective. This document shows the members of the national assembly who decided to take a stand and vowed to not separate until they made a constitution later known as the “Tennis Court Oath”. This document really
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I believe the Mexican revolution of the 1910s was a war of the people‚ against the harsh rule of dictatorships. The role of Mexico’s leader quickly changed hands from Porfirio Diaz (1876-1911)‚ to Francisco I. Madero (1911-1913)‚ to Victoriano Huerta (1913-1914)‚ and finally to Venustiano Carranza (1914-1920). It all started due to Diaz and his hunger for power and unwillingness to let go of it; he went as far as blaming the people by claiming the indigenous and mixed people were “practically subhuman
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