Revolution Essays

The Great Fear, or Le Grand Peur, of 1789 conducted the French Revolution from Bastille and Paris to the provinces, thereby creating a national insurrection against the powers that be. The French peasants mistrusted Parisians and were by no means willing allies of Parisians in 1789. Moreover, as soon as …

Introduction and Synopsis: They say, some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. Margaret Thatcher belongs to the second category. Political revolution is the word associated with her governance of Britain. It was during her reign, that the influence of Communism was at peak, …

Introduction Revolution and the causes behind it have been an important area of discussion with political theorists since the area of study was first invented.  Over the course of its study theories from other areas of social science have helped to understand the individual and group actions and reactions that …

People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and The Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that began in 1983 and culminated in 1986 after the death of Benigno Aquino. In February 25, 1986 marked significant national event that has engraved in …

Did the state capacity for repression grow as rule became more consensual in the period 1815-1914? It is possible to define political repression in broad terms. Robert Justin Goldstein refers to the denial of all sorts of liberties, for example, the removal of freedom of speech, press and assembly, as …

Welcome to the new life, as we know it. The days of eating dinner as a family, talking about how our day went is long gone. Now families eat on the go and speak to each other by cell phone or text messaging. Are we losing the face to face …

There are many ways to explain the outbreak of the 1905 revolution, as many factors contributed towards it. The most important and significant factor was the different attitudes towards the government at the time. Attitudes varied from moderate to ones of a violent and extreme nature. Without the range of …

Depending on the view of people during the period of the Industrial Revolution, positive and negative effects were seen that directly contrasted each other. The Industrial Revolution was the time from 1760 to around 1820, and it was technological developments that made it possible to produce goods by machines rather …

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 …

In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony …