The Cultural Revolution was lead by Mao Zedong‚ chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. He wanted to renew the spirit of the Chinese Revolution. He feared that China would start developing along the thoughts of the Soviet models‚ and he was also concerned about his name in History. Therefore‚ he led the cities of China into a agitated situation‚ a land full of protest. Mao wanted China to have peasants‚ workers and educated people working together. Everyone was of equal class status‚ no one was
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In the 1940s‚ the Green Revolution was introduced to the world. The Green Revolution consisted of new methods of harvesting crops‚ fertilizers and pesticides were introduced‚ and companies were able to mass produce crops. This revolution started when the Rockefeller Foundation launched a research project to hope to improve the agriculture in Mexico#. New technological advances helped the revolution spread on account of the fact that a new‚ more effective and productive way to harvest crops was invented
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The Russian Revolution was not merely a culmination of event from 1905-19-17‚ but was the result of political‚ economic and social conditions from centuries of corrupt tsarist rule.The Russian Revolution of 1917 involved the collapse of an empire under Tsar Nicholas II and the rise of Marxian socialism under Lenin and his Bolsheviks. It sparked the beginning of a new era in Russia that had effects on countries around the world.The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most significant
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Colonies men and women were fighting in the American Revolution war in 1776. During the war women served in a participated in the war. Some even fought on the battlefield. Not just whites fought as well. Enslaved blacks weren’t ones who fought but free blacks along with them. Even some Europeans weren’t all on the British side. Europeans helped us fight this war. Without the French we couldn’t have won this war. During the American Revolution war 1776 women had numerous responsibilities. (I
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Son of the Revolution By Liang Heng "STRUGGLE AGAINST ONESELF; CRITICIZE REVISIONISM" (p. 144) was a slogan often used during the Great Cultural Revolution. In reality‚ the Cultural Revolution was not great at all. It was an unwarranted attack on personal freedoms of China’s people. The Chinese fought themselves‚ they even acknowledged it as a "struggle." They looked upon this struggle as part of the great Cultural Revolution. At age 3‚ a boy should not be held accountable for his parents political
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The Neolithic Revolution is the term for the first agricultural revolution. This revolution in particular is characterized by the transition from hunting and gathering to that of agriculture. Twelve thousand years ago history had changed itself. Ninety percent of the human race gave up hunting game and gathering fruits‚ vegetables‚ and grasses to practice agriculture‚ the growing of crops and domesticating animals. Once agriculture was established the effect it had on peoples’ lives was revolutionary
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between Libya and the Gaza strip in Northern Africa. Egypt has been experiencing a revolution and chaos has broken out over the many problems in the country. The largest problem with Egypt is overpopulation‚ with 85‚294‚388 people living there. Along with the overpopulation issues‚ limited resources‚ high fertility rate‚ and bad literacy rates are just added hurdles that this country needs to clear. The revolution in Egypt is rather chaotic. Riots and public anger are taking place in the already
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The Internet Revolution Now‚ with the click of a button‚ consumers are buying just about anything imaginable‚ and all from the convenience of the internet. People no longer have to leave their homes‚ work or where ever there is internet access to make important purchases. Technology has advanced so that companies are conducting business around the world with out ever meeting. No longer do consumers or businessmen have to shake to complete a deal or a sale‚ but merely click down on the mouse
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The French Revolution The years before the French Revolution (which started in 1789 AD.) were ones of vast‚ unexpected change and confusion. One of the changes was the decline of the power of the nobles‚ which had a severe impact on the loyalty of some of the nobles to King Louis XVI. Another change was the increasing power of the newly established middle class‚ which would result in the monarchy becoming obsolete. The angry and easily manipulated peasants‚ who were used by the bourgeoisie
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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” - John F. Kennedy We are living through a revolution‚ right now‚ and we don’t even know it. While we’re all sitting around chatting on facebook‚ complaining about how much homework we have‚ and stressing about whether or not we’re going to that party on the weekend‚ the people of the Middle East are staging a rebellion against their dictators. Sometime in the future‚ this revolt will be in history books
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