politics are a powerful and dynamic human creation a truth most evident in
human creation a truth most evident in
human creation a truth most evident in revolutions around the world a
revolutions around the world a
revolutions around the world a [Music]
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[Music] revolution in a political sense is a
revolution in a political sense is a
revolution in a political sense is a sudden and seismic shift from one form
sudden and seismic shift from one form
sudden and seismic shift from one form of government to another while
of government to another while
of government to another while revolutions come in many forms they
revolutions come in many forms they
revolutions come in many forms they often share four characteristics in
often share four characteristics in
often share four characteristics in varying degrees dissident elites mass
varying degrees dissident elites mass
varying degrees dissident elites mass frustration shared motivations and state
frustration shared motivations and state
frustration shared motivations and state crises altogether these factors have
crises altogether these factors have
crises altogether these factors have ignited some of the most radical changes
ignited some of the most radical changes
ignited some of the most radical changes throughout history revolutions are often
throughout history revolutions are often
throughout history revolutions are often facilitated by a dissident elite this
facilitated by a dissident elite this
facilitated by a dissident elite this particular group is comprised of people
particular group is comprised of people
particular group is comprised of people with wealth power or an education who
with wealth power or an education who
with wealth power or an education who are willing to challenge the existing
are willing to challenge the existing
are willing to challenge the existing administration elites played a critical
administration elites played a critical
administration elites played a critical role in the American Revolution one of
role in the American Revolution one of
role in the American Revolution one of the earliest revolutions in modern
the earliest revolutions in modern
the earliest revolutions in modern history American colonists under the
history American colonists under the
history American colonists under the rule of Great Britain won a war for
rule of Great Britain won a war for
rule of Great Britain won a war for their independence in 1783 colonial
their independence in 1783 colonial
their independence in 1783 colonial elites like Thomas Jefferson who would
elites like Thomas Jefferson who would
elites like Thomas Jefferson who would later become a United States President
later become a United States President
later become a United States President fueled the revolt by contributing their
fueled the revolt by contributing their
fueled the revolt by contributing their resources toward reform frustration
resources toward reform frustration
resources toward reform frustration among the masses also plays a critical
among the masses also plays a critical
among the masses also plays a critical role in social upheavals when a large
role in social upheavals when a large
role in social upheavals when a large percentage of a population feels grave
percentage of a population feels grave
percentage of a population feels grave discontent with their political economic
discontent with their political economic
discontent with their political economic and social institutions they may revolt
and social institutions they may revolt
and social institutions they may revolt only a few years after the American
only a few years after the American
only a few years after the American Revolution the people of France
Revolution the people of France
Revolution the people of France initiated their own revolt several
initiated their own revolt several
initiated their own revolt several factors including economic difficulties
factors including economic difficulties
factors including economic difficulties and an antiquated feudal system that
and an antiquated feudal system that
and an antiquated feudal system that fuelled social inequalities all
fuelled social inequalities all
fuelled social inequalities all contributed to the descent ultimately
contributed to the descent ultimately
contributed to the descent ultimately French society permanently out stood
French society permanently out stood
French society permanently out stood their monarchy and replaced it with a
their monarchy and replaced it with a
their monarchy and replaced it with a republic
another characteristic found in
another characteristic found in revolutions is a shared motivation
revolutions is a shared motivation
revolutions is a shared motivation shared motivations are what unify a
shared motivations are what unify a
shared motivations are what unify a large enough number of people
large enough number of people
large enough number of people specifically from multiple classes and
specifically from multiple classes and
specifically from multiple classes and groups to effectively rebel these
groups to effectively rebel these
groups to effectively rebel these motivations help the revolutions of
motivations help the revolutions of
motivations help the revolutions of Latin America in the early 19th century
Latin America in the early 19th century
Latin America in the early 19th century ruled by Spain and Portugal at the time
ruled by Spain and Portugal at the time
ruled by Spain and Portugal at the time colonists from multiple Latin American
colonists from multiple Latin American
colonists from multiple Latin American classes and ethnicities were inspired by
classes and ethnicities were inspired by
classes and ethnicities were inspired by the Enlightenment the intellectual
the Enlightenment the intellectual
the Enlightenment the intellectual movement challenged tradition including
movement challenged tradition including
movement challenged tradition including traditional forms of governance and
traditional forms of governance and
traditional forms of governance and ended up playing a role in the fight for
ended up playing a role in the fight for
ended up playing a role in the fight for colonists independence in Latin America
severe state crises also motivate
severe state crises also motivate revolutions in particular in
revolutions in particular in
revolutions in particular in administration’s failure to meet the
administration’s failure to meet the
administration’s failure to meet the needs of its people make it vulnerable
needs of its people make it vulnerable
needs of its people make it vulnerable to insurgency the revolutions of early
to insurgency the revolutions of early
to insurgency the revolutions of early 20th century Russia occurred because of
20th century Russia occurred because of
20th century Russia occurred because of the government’s exceptional frailty its
the government’s exceptional frailty its
the government’s exceptional frailty its political military and economic systems
political military and economic systems
political military and economic systems had been virtually decimated by the
had been virtually decimated by the
had been virtually decimated by the state’s defeats in World War one the
state’s defeats in World War one the
state’s defeats in World War one the nation’s power vacuum then led to
nation’s power vacuum then led to
nation’s power vacuum then led to revolts that replaced Russia’s Imperial
revolts that replaced Russia’s Imperial
revolts that replaced Russia’s Imperial state and created the world’s first
state and created the world’s first
state and created the world’s first communist regime virtually all
communist regime virtually all
communist regime virtually all revolutions experienced severe state
revolutions experienced severe state
revolutions experienced severe state crises shared motivations mass
crises shared motivations mass
crises shared motivations mass frustrations and a dissident elite to
frustrations and a dissident elite to
frustrations and a dissident elite to some degree
some degree
some degree while revolutions may involve different
while revolutions may involve different
while revolutions may involve different players governments and cultures the
players governments and cultures the
players governments and cultures the characteristics they share help them
characteristics they share help them
characteristics they share help them transcend their differences and
transcend their differences and
transcend their differences and demonstrate the dynamism of human nature
demonstrate the dynamism of human nature
demonstrate the dynamism of human nature and politics
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