Causes of Conflict: Revolutions
List of possible revolutions
If there is another revolution that you do not find on this list you may check with your teacher to get approval.
Russia
1905 revolution in Russia
1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
China
1850—1864 Tai Ping revolution (rebellion)
1911 revolution - Sun Yet-sen vs. the last emperor
1949 Communist Revolution
1960’s Cultural Revolution
Europe
1688 Glorious Revolution
1848 French Revolution
1914 Boer Revolt in South Africa against the British
1916 Easter uprising Ireland against the British
1956 Hungarian revolution
1980's Poland--Solidarity movement
1989 Czechoslovakia Velvet Revolution
1989-91 Eastern European nations against the Soviet Union
Western hemisphere
1775-83 American Revolution
1791-1804 Haitian Revolution
1810–1821 Mexican War of Independence
1800’s --South American revolutions of in
Argentina
Colombia
Ecuador*
Chile*
1959 Cuban revolution
1970-80s Nicaragua revolution
1970's Green Revolution
Africa
1954-1962 Algeria Independence movement against France*
1948-1994 South Africans against apartheid
1975 Angola *
2011 –Tunisia *
2011- Egypt
2011 - Libya
Asia
1857 Sepoy Mutiny--India
1940s India against British (Indian Independence)
1945-48 Burma *
1950s French Indo-China war *
1979 Iran –Islamic Revolution
*These have been a bit harder for students to find in the past.