What are the most important revolutions that have happened in world history?
The Communist/Bolshevik revolution, which took place in 1917, and deposed the then Russian Emperor/Tsar, is one of the most important in recent history, as that brought down an old imperialistic Tsardom, and led to the birth of a Superpower, the USSR, and the spread of an ideology, Communism, which shook the world for decades afterwards with similar revolutions, and Governments based on the ideology, and led to wars and struggles and capitalism battled communism for hold of the nations ( Korean War, Vietnam War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Cuban missile crisis, presence of the Iron Curtain etc )..
How many peaceful revolutions have there been in history?
That is a “loaded" question. There have, as far as I can determine…..none. Even those that did not occur on the battlefield were of peaceful. Take the industrial revolution for example; there was a large group who hated it, resisted it, and even sought laws drastically limit it. It is still happening today. But, strictly speaking, the amount is innumerable. Any new change, assimilation, and civilization itself is a revolution - and in some ways an evolution of sorts. I apo?Boise for not having specifics, but as I wrote, they are innumerable.
What violent revolutions have happened in history in a time of prosperity?
Depends on what you call prosperity. The period of the Price Revolution (1470-1650, though the start and end dates are kind of arbitrary) saw quite a lot of violence and attempted overthrows of regimes. The Price Revolution was sustained period of inflation - pretty paltry inflation by modern standards, but inflation nonetheless - and a move away from feudalism and agrarianism towards more organised craft production and production for the home or local trade towards long distance trade and overseas import/export. This led to winners and losers, an increase in inequality of wealth.Towards the end of this period came the English Civil War, which was led by the winners of this development - the growing middle class and 'yeomanry' who were wealthy enough to vote for MPs in Parliament, plus some of the aristocracy. They were doing fine financially while the bulk of people in England at the time were have a more iffy time of it. The revolution was in part about the arbitrary raising of money from these wealthier individuals by King Charles and their lack of say in how it was used under his personal rule.
What were the most successful peaceful revolutions in world history?
List of nonviolent revolutions by era:Decolonization1930 – Salt Satyagraha in India in an attempt to overthrow British colonial ruleCold WarIn nations of the Warsaw Pact1968 – The Prague Spring, a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia.The Revolutions of 1989: Even though many of these revolutions did not take place entirely in 1989, they are usually grouped together as such.1980–1989 – The Solidarity movement in April marshals popular resistance to communist rule, though progress is halted by the imposition of martial law.1987–1989/1991 – The Singing Revolution – a cycle of singing mass demonstrations, followed by a living chain across the Baltic states (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia), known as the Baltic Way.1989 – The Peaceful Revolution in the German Democratic Republic leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall1989 – The Velvet Revolution – the bloodless revolution in Czechoslovakia leading to the downfall of the communist government there.1989 – The bloodless revolution in Bulgaria that resulted in the downfall of the communist government.1990 – The Golaniad – a protest in Romania in April by Bucharest students who demanded a non-communist government. The protests ended in bloodshed after an intervention of miners called in by President Ion Iliescu (the Mineriad).The successful resistance to 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, which had the effect of a revolution, was mostly non-violent.Outside of the Warsaw Pact1974 – The Carnation Revolution in Portugal.1979 – The Iranian Revolution in Iran.1986 – The People Power (Yellow) Revolution in the Philippines, where the term people power was coined.1990 - The Mongolian Revolution of 19901969 - The al-Fateh Revolution in LibyaFor More information please visit:Nonviolent revolution - Wikipedia
How was the election of 1800 a peaceful revolution?
Are you asking about the U.S. presidential election that year? That election is sometimes called a "peaceful revolution" because power changed hands without a war. The Federalist Party had held the White House since George Washington's first election in 1788. In 1800, the Democratic-Republican candidate, Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist candidate, John Adams, and power changed hands peacefully. We take that sort of thing for granted today, but it was a radical new development in American history at that time.
How many revolutions did France have in the history?
True revolutions changing the political system, revolts or civil wars? Plenty of the latter, only two official revolutions : 1789 - THE French revolution against the monarchy, creating the first French Republic 1848 - The second revolution against monarchy (again) which ended the reign of King Louis-Philippe, and led to the creation of the French Second Republic
Are violent revolutions ever successful? What has history shown about the nature of violence and nonviolence?
A casual glance at revolutions throughout the course of history will show that the majority of them met with and/or incited some type of violence during their time. The French Revolution, the American Revolution, the civil rights movement in America, the nonviolent tactics of Ghandi, the Maiden protests, the occupy movement and on and on and on. All of these events had one thing in common. They all challenged the status quo.Anytime a group of individuals gather together to incite change thru “revolution” they raise the ire of the status quo. As anyone with half a brain is aware, those in power wish to stay in power. Utilizing force, especially when it is legitimized, such as when a governing body wields it, is of no consequence to the brokers of power, and is as good as guaranteed when a “revolution” is afoot.Are violent revolutions ever succesful? Yes, without a doubt. Are nonviolent revolutions ever successful? Potentially. If one ever occurs let me know. It seems the better question here would be “Are there truly nonviolent revolutions?”
What is the oldest revolution ever happen in the world of history politics recorded?
Well that is hardIf you are religious (I am, just stating that to show where my information is coming from, not trying to push religion) then the first revolution is when Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil after God forbid itHowever the question specified known and recorded which rules it out the next I can think of is the exodus (yes bible again but it still is a revolution and recorded in more religious writing than only bibleThen there are probably a few Egyptian revolts like set revolts etc. But although probably happened it is merely assumed and yet again is rejected by the words of the question as I interpret itLater we get babylonian revolts against assyria which in my opinion is the oldest humanly confirmed revolt however I could not find sources other than wikipedia therefore I will keep on goingThe ionian revolt well here is the first one that I could find actual sources for, it was the city of ionia revolting against persian rule and they got help from athens which ignited the greco persian warsHere is some sources for the ionian revoltIonian revolt | Anatolian history [499–494 BC]The Ionian RevoltIonian Revolt, 499-493Although definitely not the first revolution in history I do believe it is the first revolution in history that matches the criteria set out in the question but if anyone knows of an earlier recorded revolution feel free to correct me
What if the German Revolution of 1918 never happened?
Germany was, by no means, losing World War I. After the defeat of Russia, Germany concentrated all their troops on the western front, and retook all of their territorial gains into France. Despite losing their overseas provinces, the German Empire's European borders were larger than ever before. It now encompassed all of Poland, Belgium, and parts of France. However, luck was not on their side, as a coup d'état forced the German government to sign the treaty of Versailles. If the populace had not revolted, would Germany still have signed the treaty? I think that without a rebellion, the war would have ended in early 1919, and the peace treaty permitted Germany to keep control over Poland, Alsace-Lorraine, Luxembourg, and parts of Belgium. However, they would cede their colonies to their respective conquerors. The war would be called a status-quo white peace, with only some territorial changes. However, the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires would have still collapsed (they were far beyond their expiration dates). It should be noted that Austria-Hungary had much less of a likelihood of collapsing than the Ottoman Empire, but they were both unstable. However, would this white peace impact World War II? Germany would have no reason to slide into a dictatorial regime. In fact, France would probably be the most likely to collapse, due to their exorbitant spending during the Great Depression (and no German war debt to keep them afloat). What do you think?