Topic 2 - Politics: Revolutions

Although sometimes called the Revolution of 1789, the French Revolution actually started in 1787. The population of France was growing, but food production wasn't increasing. Poor people couldn't afford food to feed their families.

The French Revolution toppled the absolute monarchy, removed the nobility from power, and impaired the Catholic Church's attempts at political influence. Those forces fought back to retain their privileges and hierarchies.

Investigate the original goals of the French Revolution and how they changed during the course of the war.

What was the American Revolution? How did the American Revolution begin? What were the major causes of the American Revolution? What countries were involved?

Discover who gained rights in the American Revolution and who didn't.

Key Players in the Cuban Revolution · Fidel Castro, Revolutionary · Fulgencio Batista, Dictator · Raul Castro, From Kid Brother to President.

October Revolution, also called Bolshevik Revolution, (Oct. 24–25 [Nov. 6–7, New Style], 1917), the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia, inaugurating the Soviet regime.

On November 7, 1917, the Bolshevik party seized power in Russia's capital, starting the communist October Revolution

Who was the leader of the. Bolsheviks?