Revolutions of the World

In the Neolithic Revolution humans moved toward farming and settled life. For exams connect it with the beginning of agriculture.

Agricultural Revolution is linked with major changes in farming and production. For exams connect it with food production and settled life.

The Scientific Revolution emphasized understanding nature through reason and experiment. For exams connect it with the rise of modern science.

Galileo is counted among major scientists of the Scientific Revolution. For exams connect him with the telescope and astronomy.

The Enlightenment strengthened ideas of rights liberty and reason. For exams connect it with the ideological background of the American and French Revolutions.

The Declaration of Independence emphasized life liberty and rights. For exams connect it with modern democratic ideas.

Louis XVI called the Estates-General during financial crisis. For exams connect it with the beginning of the French Revolution.

The end of feudal privileges was a major step toward equality. For exams connect it with the social result of the French Revolution.

The direct answer is A: the representative assembly of Russia. The Duma was a legislative or representative body created in the Russian Empire after the 1905 Revolution. It gave elected representatives a limited role in government, although the Tsar retained considerable power and could restrict or dissolve it. A is correct because the Duma belonged to Russia’s political system. B is wrong because it describes neither a Russian assembly nor the Duma. C is wrong because the Duma was not Cuba’s army. D is wrong because it was not a Japanese temple. The key distinction is that Duma is a political institution, not a place, army or religious building. Exam cue: Tsarist Russia + representative assembly = Duma.

The Soviet Union emerged after the Russian Revolution. For exams connect the 1917 revolution with the Soviet system.

Steam power and iron helped the development of railway transport. For exams connect railways with transport change in the Industrial Revolution.

With the growth of factories the industrial working class became prominent. For exams connect the working class with the factory system.

The Haitian Revolution challenged slavery and French colonial rule. For exams connect it with independence and emancipation.

Toussaint Louverture was linked with Haiti's anti-slavery freedom struggle. For exams remember his name with the Haitian Revolution.

Many Spanish colonies in Latin America rose for independence. For exams connect Bolivar and San Martin with this context.

Simon Bolivar is called the Liberator of Latin America. For exams connect him with South American independence.

The revolutions of 1848 were linked with people's political demands in Europe. For exams connect them with nationalism and liberalism.

Liberalism was linked with constitutional government and civil rights. For exams connect it with European political demands.

The Meiji Restoration ended the power of the Tokugawa Shogunate. For exams connect it with restoration of power in the emperor's name.

Meiji Japan adopted technology to strengthen modern industry army and education. For exams connect it with national power.

The 1911 revolution ended the Qing Dynasty. For exams connect it with the beginning of republican rule in China.

Sun Yat-sen's principles included nationalism democracy and people's livelihood. For exams remember all three simply.

The Chinese Communist movement made peasants an important social base. For exams study Mao and the rural base together.

The Long March was an important event of the Chinese Communist movement. For exams connect it with Mao's leadership.

The Sierra Maestra region was linked with Castro's guerrilla struggle. For exams remember geography and movement together.