The Revolution

Two events that contributed to the establishment of sociology were the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. As explained by Giddens and Sutton (2010, p.11), Sociology was born from people attempting to make sense of these revolutions, how they came to occur and how they changed society. Before the French Revolution, France’s populace was divided between three classes, the first estate (clergy) and second estate (nobility) that made up a minute section of the population and had many…

Modern revolutions have an almost archetypal pattern in which the popular masses overthrow an ancient, dogmatic totalitarian regime in favour of a more liberal and secularist political system. It is therefore of little wonder that the Iranian Revolution in 1979 received immense interest – and also became a subject of incredulity, perhaps – when the people deposed of the pro-Western Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty and his constitutional monarchy only to be subjected to Ayatollah Khomeini’s…

Throughout history, there have been numerous wars which have shaped the morals and ideologies of a nation. The American Revolution is one of these wars. A war which established the fundamentals of the American society. These morals along with other factors are the drivers of the United States of America. The American Revolution was a battle in which the 13 original colonies with the French as an ally fought against the British forces which represented the crown. Throughout the war, there were…

The French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution were periods of change and frequent adaptation in European History. Coinciding with the Industrial Revolution and in response to the French Revolution was a time of Romanticism in Europe. This liberalism art movement focused on the beauty of nature and emotion, and many believe that the movement, through painting and writing, described the founders of the changes love for the French Revolution and hatred of the Industrial Revolution. Artists…

During this course we have examined the Cultural Revolution through various means. One of the tools we used to gain insight into the specific chronological chain of events is the historical monograph called Mao’s Last Revolution. This is a large book consisting of specific accounts of events in a structured factual manner. This is an advantage if you are interested in a specific event in the Cultural Revolution. When information on the Red Guards is needed you can open up this book and find…

factories. As more new machines were invented, production became increasingly faster. With the emergence of science in the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution accomplished one of two things: it changed how things were manufactured and changed how people lived. More importantly, it changed English culture…

Revolutions, a fundamental change in political power or organizational structures in short periods of time when the population rises up in a revolt against the current authorities, have been engraved so long within world history. It was has shaped the world today. Through revolutions individuals get new ideals, the creation of new technology, and the power stand up for what they believe in. In the long timeline of revolutions we have thinking, political, and economic revolutions that all play…

Revolution in a country by its common people is a demand for change. The common people, the ones dong the work day in and day out fell as if they are have been betrayed by the very people that are supposed to be helping them prosper in life, the government. This is exactly what Benjamin Franklin believes to the truth, and what the people of France in 1789 found to be a stark reality. The peasants, typically farmers, and the Bourgeoisie, France’s wealthiest class, felt that their chances to…

specific people, wars, revolutions compose what we look back to today. It is the foundation of each country and what they are built upon. The American revolution inspired other revolutions and were performed by different events such as resenting their governing country or to be simply inspired and motivated as America, France, and Haiti were. As both the French and Haitian were inspired from the American revolution, it shows the greater importance of the American revolution. This is what made…

Revolutions are often thought to bring about radical changes that result in the upheaval of the previous social order and replace it with a new, bold political, economic, and social apparatus prepared to move that society towards progress. However, does revolution truly mean progress? How does one define progress? How does one assess the success or failure of a revolution? The Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the Cuban Revolution demonstrate how intricate and fluid the tentacles of revolution move…