What is a Revolution?

What is a Revolution?

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What are the four characteristics of a revolution?

• dissident elites 

• mass frustration 

• shared motivation 

• state crises 

• theme songs 

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What event in history inspired the Shared Motivations of Latin America to revolt against Europe?

• A desire for greater social control as set out due to the Reformation of the Catholic Church.

• A desire for independence as set out in the Enlightenment.

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Latin America Revolutionaries were inspired by what movement?

• Enlightenment

• Democratic Socialism

• Communism

• nihilism 

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True or False?  In a political sense, a revolution is a sudden shift from one form of government to another form of government.

• True

• False

​Dissident Elite

Dissident: a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution.

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Elites: groups that have access to wealth or power of various types or are highly educated and possess important technical or managerial skills

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Which  statement about dissident elites is true.

• Dissident elites were poor and dissatisfied with the government

• Dissident elites were wealthy, powerful, and educated; they disagreed with the government.

• Dissident elites were part of the government.

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When a large percentage of the population feels discontent with the political, social, and economic institutions of its society, the mass frustration of the people may cause them to

• leave and go to another country.

• fight against each other.

• revolt (rebel) against the government.

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Mass frustration with the government in France during the 1780's was the result of

[Check all that apply]

• over population of people

• social inequality

• economic difficulties

• Too many government rules

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Revolutions that come from shared motivation happen when ...

• large numbers of people, from multiple groups, unite in order to change the government.

• only the wealthiest people in the community rise up against the government.

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• a single dictator arises to lead the people.