The French revolution was the catalyst that ended the system of monarchy and aristocratic privilege and brought about the emergence of the common man and democratic rights in France. ... In France, the revolution began as a protest against tyranny and ended by creating an immensely powerful state. ... In power, he worked on organising France and closing off the revolution. ... As with France, the Russian revolution began as a protest against tyranny. ... Therefore, the statement presented is accurate to both the French and Russian revolutions. ...

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Revolutions are and will always be a turning point in history, whether it was the French Revolution, a political overthrow, or the Industrial Revolution, a new way of living. ... The Industrial Revolution began solely in England for many reasons, and one being the ideas of the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution. ... Factories were a main effect of the Industrial Revolution and were extremely important to the Revolution. ... Many people such as French social theorist in a public lecture, called out the government exclaiming, " [that] 'everything balances out in the end' But ...

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In order to answer this question adequately it will be necessary to identify what the Marxist historians feel were the causes of the French Revolution. ... In that same year, unemployment in many parts of France was over 50% . ... Soboul in true Marxist tradition saw the "incompatible interests of the two social categories- as being a fundamental cause of the French Revolution. ... Revisionist Colin Lucas, in his book Nobles, Bourgeoisies, and the Origins of the French Revolution also recognises some of the faction struggles' or as he calls them Stress Zones' . ... France in the...

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What the French have come to call the Events of May 68 is actually more accurately referred to by the English as the revolution. ... It is especially noted that while the French see May1968 as an event, in the English speaking worlds, the people rather call it a revolution. Therefore this essay will examine the wide-ranging issues of the events, such as , in order to arguer that the English view of revolution Is more adequent than the French views of May 68 being just events'. ... As the tradition of socialist idea since French revolution in 1789, the wave of students protest of ...

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It was impressed upon him that he should reject French rule, and later Ho evidently did this by defying not only the French but also Japan, China and the United States. ... Ho Chi Minh tried to create a socialist revolution in Vietnam aimed at the rising of the whole nation in order to overthrow the ruling French and become independent. ... This is the basis premise of a nationalist revolution. Ho's management of this cause showed clearly that revolution was both a science and an art. ... It evidently shadows a nationalist's case on principles based on Thomas Jefferson and the foundi...

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Karl's parents were steeped in free French ideas of politics , religion, life and art. ... The revolutions of 1789 and 1830 made the French capital a natural place to develop his theory on class struggles. ... After the Manifesto appeared, revolutions occurred in France and Germany, and the Belgian government, fearful of a revolution there, banished Marx. ... Later in the same year he was again banished from France. ... Many feel that Marx had got it wrong by predicting eminent revolution, but revolution did break out within days of the publication. ...

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" He appealed to workers of the central powers to conduct their own revolution and while his pleas did not go unanswered they caused little result. ... " The Commintern implied Twenty one conditions for admission in to the group, something that was intended to centralize and strengthen the parties control and further their chance of revolution. ... In this period the Bolsheviks began to work together with other socialists and other countries as the expected world revolution had not occurred and would not for many years. ... Overall it resulted in the Soviet Union being recognized by ...

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Besides the central theme of love, is another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. ... Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. ... Alexandre Manette, unjustly imprisoned in France for 17 years. ... Dickens, who was fascinated with French history, especially the French Revolution, begins by criticizing the aristocrats' treatment of the poor people of France. ... Dickens also expresses his disillusionment with some of the outcomes of the French Revolution. ...

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Besides the central theme of love, is another prevalent theme, that of a revolution gone bad. ... Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. ... Alexandre Manette, unjustly imprisoned in France for 17 years. ... Dickens, who was fascinated with French history, especially the French Revolution, begins by criticizing the aristocrats' treatment of the poor people of France. ... Dickens also expresses his disillusionment with some of the outcomes of the French Revolution. ...

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This revolution of the Czechoslovakian nation was one that was won without any casualties. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. ... This infuriated the Americans who, after having been held back by the French, now saw themselves stopped by the British in their surge west. ... The French were defeated, Indians were at peace. ...

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This revolution of the Czechoslovakian nation was one that was won without any casualties. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. ... This infuriated the Americans who, after having been held back by the French, now saw themselves stopped by the British in their surge west. ... The French were defeated, Indians were at peace. ...

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So, Marx went to Paris to study "French Communism." ... In Paris, Marx became acquainted with the Communistic views of French workmen. ... Once again, the Prussian government interfered with Marx and he was expelled from France. ... When the Revolution erupted in Europe in 1848, Marx was invited to Paris just in time to escape expulsion by the Belgian government. ... In 1879, Marx dictated the preamble of the program for the French Socialist Workers' Federation and shaped much of its content. ...

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So, Marx went to Paris to study "French Communism." ... In Paris, Marx became acquainted with the Communistic views of French workmen. ... Once again, the Prussian government interfered with Marx and he was expelled from France. ... When the Revolution erupted in Europe in 1848, Marx was invited to Paris just in time to escape expulsion by the Belgian government. ... In 1879, Marx dictated the preamble of the program for the French Socialist Workers" Federation and shaped much of its content. ...

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Therefore, the only way in which Italy would change politically was in the form of a revolution. ... They had already attempted to take Tunisia years before, but had been beaten to it by France. ... Italians observed Britain, France and Germany becoming the empire they aspired to be. ... Revolution? ... Socialists saw the revolution in Russia and were inspired by it. ...

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During the First World War, Russia had formed an alliance with Great Britain and France known as the Triple Entente, their opponent was the Triple Alliance which consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. In 1917, Russia was going through a revolution which led to the removal of the last Tsar, Nicholas the second. ... The Western leaders despised the idea of communism to the point where they sent troops to help stop the Bolshevik revolution from occurring, but these efforts were to no avail as the Bolsheviks overthrew the government and established Communism . The West's attempt of ...

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Marx denounced religion and created what were thought to be radical ideas, which resulted in the banishment from his native land of Germany and then France, eventually ending up in England. ... The Communist Manifesto was published in 1848, just before practically all of Europe became engulfed in revolution. Europe did not go through the revolution because of The Communist Manifesto. ... Karl Marx believed that class struggle would be the seed for revolution. ... (Communist Manifesto) If the working class realizes that it is being exploited, the seeds of revolution will begin to grow. ...

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The demise of feudalism in response to the French Revolution brought on a simplification of class antagonism, dividing society into only two classes: Bourgeoisie and Proletariat. ... As industrialization occurred it was the Bourgeoisie (Capitalists) who were leaders in economic revolutions. ... At the time the Communist Manifesto was first published in 1848 revolutions were beginning to erupt in Europe. ... And that cultural revolutions were really the product of deeper economic issues expressed the class antagonisms. ...

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Malraux was French and concentrated his learning on archaeology, art, history, and anthropology (Learning 1). As a young man, he traveled to many places, one of them during his mid-twenties, which was when he witnessed the revolution in China. ... From this point on, the reader is plunged into the ups and downs of the revolution, the ups and down those under a Communist regime must feel on a daily basis. ... China's history is filled with revolution. ... About revolution, Mao Tse-Tung explains, "Moreover, the final objective of the revolution is the capture of the cities, the enemy&#x...

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According to Marx, the French Revolution was the most significant instance of this form of bourgeois independence. ... (pg. 484) "We have seen above that the first step in the revolution by the working class is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class to win the battle of democracy." ... The British proletariats were not interested in Marx's full-scale revolution, but desired a system promoting their needs. This social change introduced laws prohibiting the bourgeoisie from forcing the proletariat class to work in such poor conditions as during the Industrial Revolution. ...

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Socialism requires a revolution with three main stages: firstly, the emergence of a workers' movement committed to socialist revolution, secondly the achievement of political power and the expropriation of the capitalists and thirdly a period during which workers learn how to be owners and rulers and cast off the psychological and ideological dross of the past. ... Fabians disagree with Marx over the point of revolution, their movement is just as much in support of core socialist values, such as the need to help workers and create economic equality. ... Anarchists were responsible for t...

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Revolutions, wars, and other struggles have been fought over his theories and concepts. ... This writing leads too many Marxist revolutions throughout Europe. ... By 1917, the Russian people were desperate enough to accept a revolution of Communism. ... Not long afterward, Communist Russia was attacked by Britain, America and France, who wanted to get rid of the communist government. ... France and the US are near the center and are mostly made up of mild totalitarian and capitalism. ...

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The regions that are considered as ethnic strife-prone are: Western Europe- Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, France and Spain; Eastern Europe- Yogoslavia and newly independent countries of former Soviet Union; the Mediterranean and the Middle East- Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel; Africa- virtually every nation; Asia- from Pakistan to the Philippines; and the Americas- from Canada throughout the Caribbean. ... The Russian Revolution of 1917- the Russian civil war, is commonly traced with the ideological warfare of the people stemmed from the influence of Marxism-L...

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"he found that this conspiratorial band had participated in the French Revolution of 1789, which infamous uprising, as we know, struck out with intense savagery against God and civilization and resulted in the murder of roughly a million human beings. Clearly, the upheavals and atrocities of 1789 served as a model for revolutions to come, especially the Bolshevik Revolution- (Thorton The New American). ...

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Introduction Recent history has certainly provided us with many examples of powerful, mutually beneficial alliances: France/England/US in WW I, Germany/Italy/Japan in WW II, just to name a few. These countries conglomerated to not solely for economic or military reasons, but for ideological reasons as well; France/England/US on the virtues of self-determination and democracy, Germany/Italy/Japan on the ideas of fascism and world domination. ... The Bolshevik Revolution, headed by Vladimir Lenin, had seized power after Czar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917 (2). ...

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Efforts to leave the Warsaw Pact by member countries were crushed, for instance in the Hungarian revolution of 1956. ... Arguably, the most vivid symbol of the Cold War was the Berlin Wall, isolating West Berlin (the portion controlled by West Germany and allied with France, England and the United States) from East Germany, which completely surrounded it. ... Fears that the shift of power from centralized one-party system system to multi-party democracy might turn into bloody revolution proved unfounded owing to the presence on both sides, the Communist Party and the democratic opposition, of ...

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