List of revolutions and rebellions

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Scene from the failed French-Canadian rebellion against British rule in 1837
Scene from the failed French-Canadian rebellion against British rule in 1837

This is a list of revolutions and rebellions.

Contents

[edit] B.C.

[edit] 1 - 1000

[edit] 1000-1600

See also: Popular revolt in late medieval Europe
The end of the unsuccessful Peasants' Revolt in England 1381. Rebel leader Wat Tyler is killed while Richard II watches, a second image within the painting shows Richard addressing the crowd
The end of the unsuccessful Peasants' Revolt in England 1381. Rebel leader Wat Tyler is killed while Richard II watches, a second image within the painting shows Richard addressing the crowd

[edit] 1600-1900

Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. American Revolutionary War.
Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. American Revolutionary War.
Hanging of suspected United Irishmen by Government troops. Irish Rebellion of 1798
Hanging of suspected United Irishmen by Government troops. Irish Rebellion of 1798
Battle at "Snake Gully" 1802, during the Haitian Revolution against French rule which succeeded in 1804
Battle at "Snake Gully" 1802, during the Haitian Revolution against French rule which succeeded in 1804
Siege of Saragossa (1809) : The French assault on the San Engracia monastery
Siege of Saragossa (1809) : The French assault on the San Engracia monastery
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the French Revolution of 1830
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the French Revolution of 1830
Prague barricades. European Revolutions of 1848
Prague barricades. European Revolutions of 1848

[edit] 1900-1950

Public demonstration in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, during the Young Turk Revolution of 1908
Public demonstration in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, during the Young Turk Revolution of 1908
Polish insurgent at a Warsaw Uprising barricade
Polish insurgent at a Warsaw Uprising barricade

[edit] 1950-2000

Cuban guerilla fighters led by Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestra mountains during the Cuban Revolution 1956-59
Cuban guerilla fighters led by Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestra mountains during the Cuban Revolution 1956-59

[edit] 2000-today

[edit] Cultural, intellectual, philosophical and technological revolutions

A Watt steam engine in Madrid. The development of the steam engine propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. The steam engine was created to pump water from coal mines, enabling them to be deepened beyond groundwater levels.
A Watt steam engine in Madrid. The development of the steam engine propelled the Industrial Revolution in Britain and the world. The steam engine was created to pump water from coal mines, enabling them to be deepened beyond groundwater levels.

The term revolution has been used to denote great changes outside the political sphere. They are usually recognized as having transformed in society, culture, philosophy and technology much more than political systems. Some can be global, while others are limited to single countries. Such revolutions include, in alphabetical order:

  • Agricultural Revolutions, which include:
  • Cultural Revolution - a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China, which grew to include large sections of Chinese society and eventually brought the People's Republic of China to the brink of civil war, and which lasted from 1966 to 1976
  • Digital Revolution - the sweeping changes brought about by computing and communication technology from the later half of the 20th Century till today
  • Industrial Revolution - the major shift of technological, socioeconomic and cultural conditions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that began in Britain and spread throughout the world
  • Price revolution - a series of economic events from the second half of the 15th century to the first half of the 17th, the price revolution refers most specifically to the high rate of inflation that characterized the period across Western Europe
  • Quiet Revolution - a period of rapid change in Quebec, Canada, in the 1960s
  • Scientific revolution - a fundamental transformation in scientific ideas around the 16th century
  • The Counterculture Revolution (or The Hippie Revolution). A Social and Cultural Revolution that swept through the United States and much of the western world in the 1960's and 1970's. In America, it was a revolt against the conservative social norms of the 1950s, the political conservatism and social repression of the Cold War period, and the US government's extensive military intervention in Vietnam. The growing use of psychedelic drugs are also included.
    • Sexual revolution - a change in sexual morality and sexual behavior throughout the Western world, mainly during the 1960s and 1970s.
  • Upper Paleolithic Revolution - The emergence of "high culture", new technologies and regionally distinct cultures.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jason Burke, "Dig uncovers Boudicca's brutal streak", The Observer , 3 December 2000
  2. ^ History and chronology of Rebellion in Roman Empire
  3. ^ Zanj rebellion
  4. ^ Shimabara Rebellion (Japanese history)
  5. ^ The Slave Revolts
  6. ^ White, Richard Alan. Paraguay's Autonomous Revolution, 1810-1840. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1978.
  7. ^ Summary: the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1838-42
  8. ^ Kunnen-Jones, Marianne (2002-08-21). Anniversary Volume Gives New Voice To Pioneer Accounts of Sioux Uprising. University of Cincinnati. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
  9. ^ Renowned author to speak about 1863 New York draft riots at Fairfield University's DiMenna-Nyselius Library press release Fairfield University
  10. ^ I. Baltic Prisoners of the Gulag Revolts of 1953 - L. Latkovskis
  11. ^ Robie, David. Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific. London: Zed Books, Ltd., 1989. pp. 66-80.
  12. ^ Ibid., pp. 116-126.
  13. ^ Iraq insurgency: People rise against al-Qa'eda
  14. ^ Riots and hunger feared as demand for grain sends food costs soaring
  15. ^ Feed the world? We are fighting a losing battle, UN admits
  16. ^ The World's Growing Food-Price Crisis

[edit] See also