The document discusses the key elements and stages of democratic revolutions throughout history, including in England, America, and France. It defines a revolution as an uprising against a government or ruler that leads to far-reaching social or economic change. The document outlines five necessary elements for a revolutionary movement, including opposing sides, access to weapons, defined aims expressed in slogans, accomplished leaders, and underlying social/economic/political problems. It then describes the typical stages of incubation, moderate, crisis, and recovery periods that revolutions tend to progress through.

2. AMERICA 1776

3. FRANCE 1789

4. LATIN AMERICA 1808

6. AN EVENT THAT LEADS TO A FAR REACHING CHANGE IN HOW PEOPLE LIVE OR WORK

7. AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT REBELLION

9. 2. Access to weapons

10. 3. Aims expressed in a slogan

11. 4. Accomplished leaders

12. 5. Ailments present socially, economically, and politically

14. The leaders must have a social and educational background that allows them to hold the subsequent government together.

15. They must be able to produce a framework and a coalition for a new government.

16. The degree of the opposition can't be too great, or to strong, or the revolution will continue.(and too many of the systems will be destroyed beyond repair or replacement)

17. The problems present for the revolution to occur must be resolved.

19. 2. unequal distribution of wealth

20. 3. lack of freedom

21. 4. heavy taxes

22. 5. unfair treatment

24. Moderate Stage

25. Crisis or Radical Stage

26. Recovery Stage

28. B. At least one class is on the rise economically. It begins to demand participation in government and careers open to talent. Upper classes lock them out and the ranks of aristocracy close. Class distinctions become more hardened.

29. C. Government experiences serious fiscal and financial problems.

31. America – Lexington and Concord

32. France—The storming of the Bastille

34. B. As authority is challenged, some acts of violence occur

35. C. Government fails to use force effectively.

36. D. Moderates win the day and get power. Honeymoon period where the revolution seems to be over.

37. E. Pressure from extremists grows.

38. F. Moderates are overthrown

40. B. Regicide

41. C. Use of secret police

42. D. Foreign threat to revolution

43. E. Extreme nationalism

44. F. Suppression of pleasure/demand for sacrifice

45. G. Religious faith in man's ability to create an earthly paradise.

46. H. Class Struggle

47. I. Economic Crisis

49. B. Government resorts to pre-revolution form of government

50. C. Peace is made with neighboring countries.

55. 2. a belief that truth is arrived at by reason

56. 3. believing that natural law governed the universe

57. 4. progress would always take place

58. Handout on Enlightenment Thinkers

62. What if you are neither a Conservative nor a Liberal?