Revolutions of the World

In many places revolutionary groups had different aims and class interests. For exams link the weakness of 1848 with divisions.

The end of feudal dues attacked old privileges. For exams see it as a practical step toward equality.

The Articles had a weak central authority so the Constitution was later created. For exams treat this as background to the U.S. Constitution.

In the April Theses Lenin stressed opposition to war and soviet power. For exams connect it with Bolshevik strategy.

The decline of samurai privileges signaled the breakdown of Japan's feudal structure. For exams see it as the social side of modernization.

Haiti's success dealt a major blow to French colonial control. For exams link it with resistance to colonial slavery.

Castro's guerrilla activities were organized from the Sierra Maestra mountains. For exams connect it with the military base of the Cuban Revolution.

The Declaration gave political language to liberty equality and rights. For exams treat it as an ideological document of the French Revolution.

Under the Shah political control and cultural dissatisfaction both increased. For exams see the Iranian Revolution as a multi cause movement.

Under Diaz political repression and social inequality increased. For exams link the Mexican Revolution with demands for land and democracy.

The Long March strengthened the organizational endurance of Chinese communists and Mao's leadership. For exams link it with struggle and leadership.

The abolition of the Caliphate was a major step in Ataturk's secular nation building. For exams connect it with Turkey's modernization.

Lexington and Concord marked the military beginning of the American War of Independence. For exams count them among the first clashes.

War Communism was introduced to mobilize resources during the civil war. For exams remember it as an emergency policy.

These inventions increased machine based production and the factory system. For exams link technology with increased production.

The Napoleonic Code gave lasting form to several legal gains of the revolution. For exams connect it with equality before law.

Kerensky was among the major leaders of the Provisional Government. For exams link him with Russian power before the Bolsheviks.

Both revolutions strengthened the modern language of rights and representation. For exams connect them with the spread of democratic ideas.

The Tennis Court Oath organized the constitutional struggle of representatives. In exams, link it with popular representative sovereignty.

After the victory at Saratoga, France gave military help to America. Remember it as the point where international support became crucial.