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1. Revolution - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution
Description: WEBNotable revolutions in recent centuries include the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), the French Revolution (1789–1799), the Haitian Revolution (1791–1804), the Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1826), the European Revolutions of 1848, the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920), the Russian Revolution in 1917, the Chinese ...
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2. Revolutionary War - Timeline, Facts & Battles | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
Description: WEBOct 29, 2009 · The Revolutionary War (1775-83), also known as the American Revolution, arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government,...
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3. Revolution Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolution
Description: WEBThe meaning of REVOLUTION is the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course; also : apparent movement of such a body round the earth. How to use revolution in a sentence. Revolution and Revolt Synonym Discussion of Revolution.
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4. Revolution | Causes, Impact & Legacy | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/revolution-politics
Description: WEBRevolution, in social and political science, a major, sudden, and hence typically violent alteration in government and in related associations and structures. The term is used by analogy in such expressions as the Industrial Revolution, where it refers to a radical and profound change in economic.
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5. American Revolution | Causes, Battles, Aftermath, & Facts
Link: https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution
Description: WEB3 days ago · The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America, founded with the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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6. French Revolution | History, Summary, Timeline, Causes, & Facts
Link: https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution
Description: WEBFeb 26, 2024 · French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789—hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789,” denoting the end of the ancien régime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
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7. Revolution - National Geographic Society
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/revolution/
Description: WEBOct 19, 2023 · In the fields of history and political science, a revolution is a radical change in the established order, usually the established government and social institutions. Typically, revolutions take the form of organized movements aimed at effecting change—economic change, technological change, political change, or social change.
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8. REVOLUTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Link: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/revolution
Description: WEBthe overthrow or repudiation of a regime or political system by the governed. (in Marxist theory) the violent and historically necessary transition from one system of production in a society to the next, as from feudalism to capitalism. a far-reaching and drastic change, esp in ideas, methods, etc.
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9. Revolution (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Link: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/revolution/
Description: WEBAug 21, 2017 · Revolution. First published Mon Aug 21, 2017; substantive revision Fri Jan 20, 2023. Political revolutions are transformative moments marked by profound, rapid change in the political order achieved through the use of force rather than through consensus or legal process. Moral responses to revolutions are often ambivalent or …
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10. French Revolution - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
Description: WEBThe French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
