Dissent from entrenched ideologies and the undermining of ancien régimes established the time period as truly revolutionary. ... The Revolutionary War symbolized ideological change in America, where self-government replaced monarchism, while democracy and capitalism triumphed over Imperialistic totalitarianism. ... The American Revolution was revolutionary because it challenged and defied decorum. ...
Conflict diamonds are diamonds that have been mined in a war zone, and that are sold to support insurgency, warlord interests, and invasion war efforts. ... This coup led to civil war within the country. ... Sierra Leone's president officially declared the civil war to be over. Following the conclusion of the civil war, the Revolutionary United Front was transformed into a political party called the Revolutionary United Front Party. ... The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has financed this civil war mainly with the smuggled blood diamonds. ...
Economically speaking, there were many goals set out by the various revolutionary groups, which were not met in the new society of Russia. ... War communism was introduced to ensure that the Red Army was fed and equipped during the Civil War and to introduce a system of communism. ... In 1921, the Kronstadt mutiny, where sailors previously loyal to the Bolsheviks revolted against War Communism. ... By 1925, food production had returned to pre-war levels. ... "Nationalization of all the lands- Though later when War Communism was introduced it was much the opposite, they had the Red Army, c...
The war in the northern states had essentially become a stalemate from the summer of 1778 onward. ... During the revolutionary War, the British found it impossible to do so because of their ongoing conflict with France and needed to maintain a sizable effort in Europe basically relegated the colonial conflict a sort of "we will get to that" from the British high command's point of view. By 1780, four years of war had eroded the legitimacy of the British operations to restore rule over the colonies. ...
During the French Revolution, the revolutionaries wanted to make a new government that would give the citizens more freedom, liberty, and equality. ... The behavior by the revolutionary French government was not justified. ... Austria and Prussia did make their way into France and the emigres did form armies but throughout the war, France stayed in the lead. ... Killing your own citizens just because they don't agree with the government is fundamentally wrong proving that the behavior of the revolutionary government was not justified. ... The behavior by the revolutionary French governme...
The Colombian and American governments should increase their response to The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Weakened by the corruption sown by cocaine cartels and a decades-long civil war, the Colombian government faces a strong leftist insurgent group that not only wages guerrilla warfare but also carry's out kidnappings, hijackings, attacks on civilians, and political assassinations. ... One would think that such allegedly well-informed people as members of the United States House of Representatives would do everything in their power to help the Colombian government -...
Lenin was a Marxist revolutionary with the desire to create a socialist Russia. ... Often, revolutionaries are too radical for the majority and their success depends on their ability to change. ... Realism called for, or at least in the eyes of the Bolsheviks, bloody fights to subdue the White Army, which often blanketed regions and developed into Civil War throughout Russia. ... Because idealism strives for goals that are revolutionary, they are often out of reach for the masses. ... This "realism- is the price idealism pays in the wake of revolutionary success. ...
War can be described as world, revolutionary, intrastate and interstate. ... In Kenneth Waltz's writing in "Man, the State and War", he sets out three interconnected images of what causes wars. ... He argued that because of this tension, it would in turn lead to one or more revolutionary movements which in turn would take-over create socialism and rid the capitalist system, and then would lead to pure communism (Marx and Engels, 2008). ... Marxist theory suggests that because of the capitalist system it produces a class conflict, which leads to uprisings and revolutionary moveme...
With an immense influx of war spending in order to fight off the French in the New World, the British were forced to place some of that burden on the colonists who, in their mind, initiated the war in the first place. ... The discontent of the colonists became the foundation of a push for independence which would lead to a revolutionary war and eventually a federal government to unite the colonists. ... Eventually, these nonviolent forms of protest and noncooperation came to a very harsh end when the Revolutionary War broke out during a confrontation at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, ...
Cold War, a term used for the period of tense relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, stretching from the late 1940s to the late 1980s when Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe and the USSR ceased to exist. ... Another main reason was that there was a long history of mistrust between the two countries The Cold War was characterized by mutual distrust, suspicion and misunderstanding by both the United States and Soviet Union, and their allies. At times, these conditions increased the likelihood of the third world war. ... The Soviets, meanwhile, charged the United States wit...
The Korean War 1950-1953 was the first proxy conflict of the Cold War costing 5 million lives, 54,000 of which were American soldiers, yet it has often been described as America's, "forgotten war." Thus, eluding to the idea that it was not as significant to world affairs or security as other conflicts during the Cold War such as in Vietnam. ... " This essay shall evaluate how significant the American government perceived the Korean War to be to global security by analysing key documents from the early war period such as daily summaries in addition to key speeches and NSC 68 and 48/2...
(Pole, 132) Yet, by the time the Revolutionary War was done, America had a new identity and new egalitarian values. ... (Pole, 132) Equality had begun, however inadvertently, in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. Pole states that during the time of the Revolutionary War, it would have been foolish to believe that any event, no matter how significant or momentous, would have foreseen "the proclamation of the ideal of natural rights equality as the general principle of the American people. ... This was brought about by such historical events as the Revolutionary War; just as this idea is co...
After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation formed the federal government of the United States. ... Throughout the revolutionary period, the rights of many changed very little. ... They gained no more freedoms due to the Revolutionary War. ... The letter exhibits the unchanging mindset of ruling men before and after the war. ... The American Revolutionary period was revolutionary for only a small portion of Americans. ...
The Ancien Regime, which is characterized by the faults and abuses of the time, contained several circumstances that created enough tension to push for a revolutionary change. ... The French faced great defeat in the war by the British and consequently suffered many losses. ... French philosopher Voltaire said it best when he described the feelings of the people of France leading up to the Revolution as a "civil war in every soul". This "civil war" was the people's inner conflict of their attachment to the old order, and the realization that it would no longer work. There emerged a revolu...
Although the effects were not long-lasting, the twelve year period of Reconstruction after the Civil War was one that revolved around defining the rights and roles of newly freed blacks through revolutionary constitutional and social developments. ... The issue of slavery, which had been a major cause of the Civil War, was finally resolved through this single establishment. ... This proposal was revolutionary because it was the first time blacks were officially recognized as humans and American citizens. ... Social developments of the time produced revolutionary impact as well. The Freedman&#...
Kerensky played a vital role in Russia's history as he was a crucial contributor to the revolutionary situation in October of 1917. He contributed to the October 1917 revolution through his controversial continuation of the war, the Kornilov affair, and his poor judgement of the Bolsheviks and their potential. Firstly, as Alexander Kerensky became Russia's leader, he decided to uphold Russia's war efforts in World War 1, a patriotic decision made at a time where morale and patriotism were lacking. ... Secondly, Kerensky and the Kornilov affair greatly contributed to the revol...
Gibson gets to express a great deal of tragic rage in "The Patriot," an ambitious, two-hour-and-forty-minute Revolutionary War epic about Benjamin Martin, a character loosely based on a number of actual men who fought guerilla-style in the American Revolution. When the film opens in 1776, Martin is a South Carolina plantation owner who is staunchly against the revolutionary war (although he is not against the colonies seceding from England). ... Martin manages to stay out of battle for two years until the war arrives at his doorstep in the form of the particularly malicious British Col. ... On...
These conflicts were numerous and had different triggers and different outcomes, usually not in favor of the Native Americans, a few of many examples of wars between the two groups include The Jamestown Massacre in 1622, the Pequot War in 1637, and the Anglo-Powhatan Wars in 1610, 1622, and again in 1644. ... This conflict as well as other social and political conflicts led to the American Revolutionary War which lasted from 1775 to 1783. ... The most ideal example of this is the Civil War. ... If the Indian Wars did not happen, America wouldn't exist as we know it today. ... If the Civil...
Liberty, equality, and fraternity are three of the most famous words in revolutionary history. ... The wars that resulted, and more importantly the sheer power and fury the people possessed, initiated and drove forward the Second Revolution. ... French radicals became convinced their revolutionary efforts would not be safe unless all European monarchies were abolished. As a result the Legislative Assembly launched wars against almost all of Europe. ... Less than a month later, 1200 prisoners suspect of counter-revolutionary action were brutally murdered; this now known as the September Ma...
The Spanish Civil War signified to great ideologies, Fascism and Communism. To some extent the Spanish Civil War struggled between Fascism and Communism but towards the end, Fascism was not applied by the government. There were two opposing sides during the Spanish Civil War, the Nationalists and the Republicans. ... As these major groups quarreled over military and revolutionary policy they caused a social revolution and severe internal confusion. ...
Throughout history, people have debated whether or not the Renaissance was a period of revolutionary change. Thorough examination of the following aspects of society: politics, science, religion and art prove that the Renaissance was generally a period of revolutionary change. ... Feudalism can be defined as the "social system of Western Europe that developed during the eighth and ninth centuries in which vassals were protected by their Lords in exchange for service on their land and in war"1. ... This demonstrates the revolutionary changes that occurred in works of art throughout the Renais...
Served as Washington's principal aide during the Revolutionary War. ... Eyewitness to many historical events during and after the Revolutionary War. ... America needed someone who spoke their mind after the Revolutionary War; otherwise, the union would have been pulled apart by disagreements and a resulting lack of political and socioeconomic direction. ... Role in the Washington and Adams Administrations: Washington: Served as Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War. ... After the war, Washington promoted Hamilton as the first Treasury Secretary and often consulted hi...
Various revolutionary leaders and factions pursued different goals during and immediately after the revolution. ... He goes from being a peaceful individual to a compulsive fighter; a prime example of how person can change in war. ... Cervantes embodies the hopes, dreams, and ideals of the revolutionary effort. ... It is the authors own experiences of the war that he pours into these main characters that not only make for a successfully novel, but also a better understanding of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. ... This is a common thing and moral problem among all revolutionaries. ...
Early in his introduction to The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Wood observes the differences between the American and other nations revolutions in terms of the conditions that existed and the objectives of the revolutionaries. ... He was interested in the questions of why the revolution occurred when the conditions that historically fueled the revolutionary which was poverty and economic deprivation, did not exist to an appreciable degree. ... He states that "For some historians, the Revolution seems to be little more than a colonial rebellion or a war for independence.... To...
This can be looked upon as a stirring of revolutionary ideas in the American people. ... In a speech, Patrick Henry also stated that the colonists had tried all possible solutions available to them, which was also supported by the Declaration of Causes as stated, "We have pursued every temperate, every respectful measure but subsequent events have shown, how vain was this hope of finding moderation in our enemies " but had gotten no response other than actions which could only be taken as an act of war. ... Although the women did not get their independence until decades later on, their revolut...
