Global Revolution Dbq

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The Spark of Global Revolutions History has proven to be a series of domino effects causing nations and kingdoms around the world to evolve together. This is depicted in the Age of Revolutions, where advancements in how people think initiated many revolutions around the world. During these revolutions, people would fight against the government to overthrow it in order to bring about change. In addition to governmental problems, money also plays a role in the cause of revolt. Financial shortages can cause people to want to alter their way of life because in the end, it is the commoners -majority of the people- that are affected. Social issues are also incredibly prominent in the spark of revolutions. If the people of a nation are not treated …show more content…

The lower class, more specifically would have issues with this because they are affected by poverty and financial shortages the most. This was depicted in France the most as the “Revolution [flared] up in 1789 in response to economic … problems” (Document 4). Commoners and poor people not given sufficient money experienced these problems, resulting in revolt. If people, in general, are not provided and supported by basic needs financially, a revolution is inevitable. During this time, the third estate would own only 70% of land while the first owned 10%, which is highly unfair (Document 2). This type of unjust system results in the rich living extremely luxuriously with more than enough land in ignorance to the poor living with less than enough. The less wealthy will obviously want to do something about this. John Locke also states in his Two Treatises on Civil Government that “ whenever government tries to … destroy the property of the people … it puts itself in a state of war” (Document 6). This is because property symbolizes prosperity, and if taking that away means destroying it, the people will be unhappy. This will result in, once again, an effort to overthrow old

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