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Industrial Revolution
It started when civilizations became more industrialized and urban, and it was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe -
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American Revolution
It started with "the shot heard round the world". This was a colonial revolt, and it ended with the Independence of the United States. -
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French Revolution
It began when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison. The French Revolution is where the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. It ended with a massacre. -
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Haitian Revolution
Slaves started this revolution. This revolution was where slave freedom was successfully taken by force. It ended with the former colony's independence. -
Revolutions of 1848
A series of republican revolts against European monarchies. All of them ended in failure and repression. -
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Xinhai Revolution
A peasant revolt led to this revolution, and they overthrew the last China's last imperial dynasty and created the Republic of China. -
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Russian Revolution
It started when the peasants and working class revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union. -
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Chinese Communist Revolution
A group of revolutionaries led a successful revolt against the Qin Dynasty, ending the Imperial System. -
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Cuban Revolution
It was the overthrow of Batista's regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro. -
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Iranian Revolution
It was the overthrow of the last monarch in Iran. It then led to the Islamic republic.