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Industrial Revolution
The industrial and economic developments of the Industrial Revolution brought significant social changes. Industrialization resulted in an increase in population and the phenomenon of urbanization, as a growing number of people moved to urban centres in search of employment. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War with the assistance of France, winning independence from Great Britain and establishing the United States of America. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies beginning in 1789. -
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. Slaves initiated the rebellion in 1791 and by 1803 they had succeeded in ending not just slavery but French control over the colony. -
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Revolutions of 1848
Revolutions of 1848, series of republican revolts against European monarchies, beginning in Sicily, and spreading to France, Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Empire. They all ended in failure and repression, and were followed by widespread disillusionment among liberals. -
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Xinhai Revolution
was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty and established the Republic of China. -
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Russian Revolution
DescriptionThe Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire which started with the abolishment of monarchy and concluded with the establishment of the Soviet Union by the Bolsheviks and the end of the civil war. -
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Chinese Communist Revolution
Its main leader, Sun Yat-sen, bowed down and was forced to seek asylum in Japan. Following the end of World War I and October Revolution in Russia, labor struggles intensified in China.Workers were fighting for better wages, freedom of association, freedom of speech, and better welfare. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was an armed revolt conducted by Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement and its allies against the military dictatorship of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. -
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Iranian Revolution
Resulted in the toppling of the monarchy on February 11, 1979, and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic.