Revolution timeline

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    Industrial Revolution

    It was the transition to new manufacturing process in Europe and the U.S. in the period from 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. It ended when they paradigm for manufacturing had been established.
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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. The war virtually came to an end when General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender the British position at Yorktown, Virginia.
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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.The result of the French Revolution was the end of the monarchy. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1799. ... They could see that the American Revolution had created a country in which the people had power, instead of a king.
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    Haitian Revolution

    The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign nation of Haiti. It began on 22 August 1791, and ended in 1804 with the former colony's independence.
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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

    It was a revolution to overthrow china's last imperial dynasty and establish the republic of china. The revolution arose mainly in response to the decline of the Qing state, which had proven ineffective in its efforts to modernize China and confront foreign aggression. Many underground anti-Qing groups, with the support of Chinese revolutionaries in exile, tried to overthrow the Qing.The revolution ended with the abdication of the six-year-old Last Emperor, Puyi.
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    Russian Revolution

    The 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. It started when when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. a brutal civil war would now decide the fate of Russia. Which came to an end.
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    Chinese Communist Revolution

    The Chinese Communist Revolution, led by the Communist Party of China and Chairman Mao Zedong, resulted in the proclamation of the People's Republic of China, on 1 October 1949. The revolution began in 1946 after the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and was the second part of the Chinese Civil War (1945–49).
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    Cuban Revolution

    The cuban revolution was an armed revolt led by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement. It was against the government of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. ... It ended on December 31st, 1958, when Batista was forced to leave the country and Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba were taken by rebels.
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    Iranian Revolution

    Started because of cultural reform. The economic crisis had been, up to that point, the leading cause of revolutions and iran had been enjoying relative economic prosperity. Goal was to overthrow the pahlavi dynasty. It resulted in the toppling of the monarchy and led to the establishment of an islamic republic.