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    The Haitian Revolution

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    However‚ freedom of the people trumps the economical state of the island. From 1791-1804‚ the slaves of Saint Domingue revolted against the French government. In the end‚ they were successful. The Haitian Revolution was the first of its kind due to the fact that it was a slave-led revolution. Not only did they end slavery on the island‚ but

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    British Revolution

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    The British Revolution During the late 1700s America fought for colonial independence against Great Britain in what’s known as the American Revolutionary War. And when the unorganized farmers of America actually defeated powerful and superior Great Britain it shocked the world. So what made the colonists become so angry and hungry for independence? Despite what most people think‚ the American Revolution should really be called the British Revolution because‚ although the American colonists underwent

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    American Revolution

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    American Revolution The American Revolution is a war to reckon with and was actually a significant event in the history of American and basically‚ if there was no revolutionary war the United States of America may not have been in existence. The American Revolution brought an end to the two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and brought the modern U.S.A. The American Revolution was all about people that got tired of the stress of paying for big government and that

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    Chinese Revolution

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    III. Rule of Moderate (Second stage of Revolution) #1- Chiang Kai-shek’s coup marks the desertion of the national bourgeoisie from the revolution‚ which is the clash (emergence) of a Centre a national counter-revolution‚ and the conclusion of a deal between the Kuomintang Rights and the imperialists against the Chinese revolution.. -  Chiang Kai-shek’s coup signifies that in South China there will now be two camps‚ two governments‚ two armies‚ two Centre -- the revolutionary Centre in Wuhan and

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    The Age of Revolutions

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    The Age of Revolutions is often a term used for a period of time‚ usually between 1760 -1848. Although the term encompasses many revolutions across the globe‚ it isn’t very often that these events are examined as a whole; compared and contrasted to show the similarities‚ differences‚ and even some potential catalytic properties between them. The book The Age of Revolutions in Global Context‚ c. 1760-1840‚ put together and edited by David Armitage and Sanjay Subrahmanyam‚ is a book of essays collaborated

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    Industrial Revolution

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    The Industrial Revolution: Effects The Industrial Revolution started in England around 1733 with the first cotton mill. A more modern world had begun. As new inventions were being created‚ factories followed soon after. However‚ the Industrial Revolution brought severe consequences to society. The factory owners needed cheap‚ unskilled labor‚ so they profited greatly by using children and women to run the machines. By the age of 6‚ many children were already working 14 hours a day in factories

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    Hatian Revolution

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    Andrea Nam LAS10 Tiffany Page Haitian and Mexican Revolution September 13‚ 2012 Comparing the Haitian and Mexican Revolutions The main objective of a revolution focuses on the pervasive change that it can potentially bring to the society. Throughout time‚ a myriad of revolutions have occurred and have successfully altered the course of history. The Haitian and Mexican Revolution clearly prove such statement. Though both revolutions had distinct goals‚ ideas‚ and reactions to post-independence

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    Industrial Revolution

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    Three most important things in the history of the Industrial Revolution; 1) Urbanization: By industrial revolution migrations started from rural areas to the urban areas. So new economic incomes appeared apart from agriculture. 2) Steam Engine: In my opinion it was the most important invention during the industrial revolution. It was appeared in 1698 and people improved it in further years. People were able to transport wood‚ fur and coal by these trains. Also this steam engine used in ships‚

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    The French Revolution

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    were primarily of political and social nature. The also believed that in their origin the causes were associated with the great social upheaval of the French Revolution. One of the purposes of decorative dress was to emphasize distinctions of rank and wealth. These distinctions‚ however‚ were among the chief of those that the French Revolution

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    French Revolution

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    FRENCH REVOLUTION Q.1) Explain the following terms:- a) Guillotine Ans) The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr .Guillotine who invented it. b) Subsistence crisis Ans) the population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 2 8million in 1789.This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which

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