Questions tagged [revolution]
An internal state of change within a political unit, organized by a typically popular movement formed with the express intent of overthrowing the established government for said political unit.
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Luddite revolutions
I can think of examples from history where societies erupted in revolutions against elites or perceived moral corruptions.
Is there any good example where the cause of a major revolution was too ...
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Does anyone have a concrete example of the British Empire using revolution to gain control over foreign resources, governments?
I can't remember where I read this but in multiple sources I've read the saying that the "The British Empire could unfurl the winds of revolution" to achieve control over foreign resources, ...
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Government started within another government
Has an independent constitution ever been enacted and claimed the territory of another independent constitution in whole or part, and did its government actually exist after enactment within the ...
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What compelled Benjamin Disraeli to label 1857 revolt as a "National Revolt"?
It is still debated whether the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in British India was just a soldiers' mutiny or a National revolt for the independence.
But in July 1857, in House of Commons, Benjamin ...
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Les Misérables historical setting
What is the period in French history portrayed in Les Misérables in the early 1800s? Also, who was the French King at that time - the restored King?
I thought the French Revolution was in the late ...
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When has serious unemployment among educated young populations not led to revolution or war?
For background: The Eurozone crisis has moved on to the next chapter and we hear a lot of bad news this time from Cyprus. While I empathize with the people of Cyprus, I have little doubt that also ...
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Which recent revolutions resulted in a major redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor?
What are some of the recent examples of a violent large-scale redistribution of wealth?
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Can you recommend a book on the French Revolution? [closed]
I pray this question doesn't get closed as too subjective. This is a site on history for goodness sake. What could be a more subjective topic??
Anyway, What i'd like is a recommendation of a book on ...
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What process have countries followed when creating constitutions?
Countries that have been led by an individual (through a declaration, revolution, war, ...) have constitutions heavily influenced by that leader, for better or worse.
History has shown that simply ...
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What caused the 1979 Iranian revolution to become Islamic?
How did an initially anti-Shah revolution become an Islamic revolution? Was it because of Khomenei's return to Iran such that he seized the Iranian revolution?
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What was the first successful non violent independence movement?
It is a known fact that Mahatma Gandhi launched a non-violent movement which freed the Indian subcontinent from the British rule on 15th August 1947. But was this the first instance that a freedom ...
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From whom did Gandhi learn his protest technique of non-violence?
I know that Gandhi was involved in the civil rights movement in South Africa during he beginning of the 20th century, but was there a specific person, or group, that he learned how to protest through ...
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Economic effects of the Cuban Revolution
What were the economic effects of the Cuban Revolution? Were living conditions improved for the average Cuban? I'm looking for objective criteria like average income, wealth distribution, life ...
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What happens after a widespread social chaos? [closed]
I have a pretty limited knowledge in History but I want to know the future (or outcome) of the Tunisian revolution based on the development of current events and also on some data that I know/can ...
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To what extent did the "Arab Spring" protesters meet their goals?
Too what extent did the protesters throughout the Arab spring in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt achieve their aims?
What happened after the various regimes resigned, what has changed and what would the ...
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What role did the media have in the outcome of the "Arab Spring" revolt in Tunisia?
What was the role of the media in the outcome of the revolution in Tunisia?
Throughout the revolution we saw the role of the media was extremely important.
What was the role of the media during the ...
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What is a difference between the revolution in Egypt that sprung recently and the Russian Revolution of 1917
What is a difference between the revolution in Egypt that sprung recently and the Russian Revolution of 1917
i need to find a difference between the revolution that happened recently in Egypt, ...
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Were Quintidis holidays in the French Republican calendar?
I did some research on the French Republican calendar and found some contradictory information on weekly (or decadian?) holidays.
Wikipedia (and most other articles I found) mention:
The calendar was ...
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To what degree has the historical effectiveness of non-violent resistance movements been impacted by parallel violent resistance movements?
Martin Luther King had Malcolm X. Gandhi had Bhagat Singh.
I've lately been involved in a pretty radical movement in which there are many people arguing against the movement being only non-violent....
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What post 18thC countries rulers escaped to a remote/separate region and hung on while the country collapsed under revolution?
Other than Taiwan/China, what other countries had revolutions where the ruling party/rulers escaped to a remote area or region and held onto power as a country/government while the rest of the country ...
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Why was the Cuban Revolution (1953-1959) ultimately successful?
Communist revolutions have been attempted across the world - what were the primary reasons that the Cuban Revolution succeeded while others failed?
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