The Revolution of the Congo
In 1789, the great country of France underwent a massive revolution, impacting the social, political, and economic aspects of French society. The revolution was spurred by a revolt of the citizens against the French Estate for their ignorance of the major poverty and disregard for citizen well being. Mass unrest proceeded the beginning of the revolution. Eventually, the revolution even turned on itself. Proceeding the French Revolution, new government was formed, the economy began to improve, and the societal wellbeing of the French people. This is similar to the way that the overall prosperity of the Congolese was greatly enhanced after the revolution. The Congo Revolution led to many changes in regards to society, …show more content…
This is similar to pre-revolutionary France, when civilians spent a majority of their time farming, rather than executing laborious deeds requiring high proportions of mental capacity. However, the amount of medical care available, especially for domestically abused women has not changed much and is still extensively minimal. In fact, only 3 gynecologists serve one province of over 800,000 people. The presence of factors like this helped inspire the Congo Revolution. Similar to the French Revolution, the revolution of the Congolese also was a war within the nation that was sparked by opposing governmental views, in addition to mass rape. Rape was used as a weapon of war with efforts to cause absolute destruction of women and their families. Other factors, such as imposed labor kept the Congolese from thriving socially and hampered their personal growth. In a speech by Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the Mouvement National Congolais and first democratically elected leader of the Congo, he said, “We have experienced forced labour in exchange for pay that did not allow us to satisfy our hunger, to clothe ourselves, to have decent …show more content…
If a revolution occurred in America, it would be more civilized and would most likely exclude the mass murder of the French Revolution or extensive use of rape for political benefit as seen in the Congo Revolution. If a revolution occurred, it would be sparked by citizens growing increasingly agitated with views of an opposing political party. In today’s society, there is a clear divide between Democrats and Republicans. While George Washington advised against political parties, claiming that they would divide the country, many of our founding fathers ignored this and continued to develop the opposing groups. This view was clearly stated during his Farewell Address in 1796, when he said, “However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” (Washington). This is clearly something that could lead to a revolution because proceeding the most recent election of a Republican, many riots were held and fights broke out, along with the destruction of many buildings and vehicles in acts of violence from Democrats against their
In 1789, the great country of France underwent a massive revolution, impacting the social, political, and economic aspects of French society. The revolution was spurred by a revolt of the citizens against the French Estate for their ignorance of the major poverty and disregard for citizen well being. Mass unrest proceeded the beginning of the revolution. Eventually, the revolution even turned on itself. Proceeding the French Revolution, new government was formed, the economy began to improve, and the societal wellbeing of the French people. This is similar to the way that the overall prosperity of the Congolese was greatly enhanced after the revolution. The Congo Revolution led to many changes in regards to society, …show more content…
This is similar to pre-revolutionary France, when civilians spent a majority of their time farming, rather than executing laborious deeds requiring high proportions of mental capacity. However, the amount of medical care available, especially for domestically abused women has not changed much and is still extensively minimal. In fact, only 3 gynecologists serve one province of over 800,000 people. The presence of factors like this helped inspire the Congo Revolution. Similar to the French Revolution, the revolution of the Congolese also was a war within the nation that was sparked by opposing governmental views, in addition to mass rape. Rape was used as a weapon of war with efforts to cause absolute destruction of women and their families. Other factors, such as imposed labor kept the Congolese from thriving socially and hampered their personal growth. In a speech by Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the Mouvement National Congolais and first democratically elected leader of the Congo, he said, “We have experienced forced labour in exchange for pay that did not allow us to satisfy our hunger, to clothe ourselves, to have decent …show more content…
If a revolution occurred in America, it would be more civilized and would most likely exclude the mass murder of the French Revolution or extensive use of rape for political benefit as seen in the Congo Revolution. If a revolution occurred, it would be sparked by citizens growing increasingly agitated with views of an opposing political party. In today’s society, there is a clear divide between Democrats and Republicans. While George Washington advised against political parties, claiming that they would divide the country, many of our founding fathers ignored this and continued to develop the opposing groups. This view was clearly stated during his Farewell Address in 1796, when he said, “However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.” (Washington). This is clearly something that could lead to a revolution because proceeding the most recent election of a Republican, many riots were held and fights broke out, along with the destruction of many buildings and vehicles in acts of violence from Democrats against their