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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a global movement in the early 19th century and involved the transition to mechanization of the then hand production methods. The Industrial Revolution’s origin is traced to Great Britain and was characterized by increased use of steam power and the development of heavy machinery and the rise of the factory system. Economists even view the Industrial Revolution the most critical phase of human civilization after the domestication of plants and animals. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution started because the colonists believed that Great Britain and the King were being unfair to them and imposing unnecessary taxes on them and they decided they wanted to become independent and they were going to fight for it. In the aftermath of the war, it led to their independence and the Constitution of the United States of America -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a 10-year period where many social and political reforms took place. The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in 1799 and changed modern history in France and Europe in general. While historians are not sure of the exact cause of the revolution, several factors can be pointed as the key triggers and most notable being the increasing social and economic inequality. -
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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a successful anti-slavery war which took place in the then French colony of Saint-Domingue. The revolution which lasted for over 12 years and cost hundreds of thousands of lives. The Haiti rebels were fighting against the institution of slavery, and their victory changed the global stance on slavery. Many subsequent slave revolts all over the Americas and the 20th-century civil rights movements were inspired by the success of the Haitian Revolution. -
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Revolutions of 1848
The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of political upheavals which occurred in 1848 all over Europe and became the most widespread wave of revolutions to happen in Europe. The Revolutions of 1848 involved France, Germany, the Austrian Empire, the Italian States, Poland, and the Kingdom of Hungary among others and were mainly democratic. While the revolutions occurred almost simultaneously across the continent, there was zero coordination between the involved countries. -
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Xinhai Revolution
The Xinhai Revolution was the 1911 revolution in China which led to the collapse of the last imperial dynasty in the country, the Qing Dynasty. The primary cause of the revolution was growing public disdain of the Qing Dynasty which was accused of having archaic policies and not being able to modernize the country. The Xinhai Revolution lasted four months and resulted in the end of imperial rule in China and saw the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. -
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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire which started with the abolishment of monarchy and concluded with the establishment of the Soviet Union by the Bolsheviks and the end of the civil war. -
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Chinese Communist Revolution
Mao Zedong proclaimed the creation of the People’s Republic of China. The declaration brought to end the costly civil war between the CCP and the National Party or Kuomintang which began immediately after the WWII and there had been on and off conflict between the parties since the 1920’s. The formation of PRC helped to end the long governmental turmoil in China which started with the Chinese Revolution in 1911. The mainland China fell to the communists in 1949. -
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was a revolt which occurred in the island nation of Cuba and culminated in the overthrowing of the Batista-led authoritarian government. The revolution took place for five years beginning on July 26th, 1953 and ending on January 1st, 1959. In the years preceding the revolution, the Cuban public was under immense pressure due to high levels of unemployment, rising inflation, and limited water infrastructure. -
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Iranian Revolution
he Iranian Revolution was a period where Iranians conducted numerous demonstrations against the US-backed Pahlavi dynasty and ended with the overthrow of the leader, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi and imposing an Islamic state led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.