¡ Neolithic Revolution ¡ Commercial Revolution ¡ Scientific Revolution ¡ French Revolution ¡ Industrial Revolution ¡ Russian Revolution ¡ Chinese Revolution ¡ Cuban Revolution ¡ Iranian Revolution
Also known as the English Civil War ¡ King Charles I & Cavaliers vs. Parliament & the Puritans led by Oliver Cromwell ¡ 1 st king ever to be tried and executed ¡ 1660 a king was restored to the throne, but had to accept limits on royal power
¡ ¡ Ensured Parliament’s superiority over the monarchy ¡ England became a limited monarchy ¡ Bill of Rights passed
¡ Increased food production because of new technology and enclosure movement ¡ Increased food lead to increased population ¡ Fewer people were needed to work on farms and more were available to work in factories
¡ Idea of Karl Marx that the working class (proletariat) will rise up against factory owners to create a communist state
¡ New constitution(1917) § land reform § government control of Church estates § more rights for workers and women ¡ Increased nationalism ¡ Government nationalized industries ¡ Rejection of European influences
Attempted to purge China of non‐loyal communists ¡ Red Guards attacked intellectuals and people in authority ¡ Economy slows down ¡ Schools and universities were closed ¡ § Youth not educated
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¡ Widespread use of computers ¡ People can access information very quickly ¡ Businesses today depend on computers ¡ Allows for communication around the world ¡ Can lead to invasion of privacy