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…The American Revolution has been traditionally studied as a single, unified movement of colonial forces fighting against the imperial British. As well as this description makes for a nice grade school story, it is important to understand…

…The French New Wave The term French New Wave or La Nouvelle Vague refers to the work of a group of French film-makers between the years 1958 to 1964. The film directors who formed the core of this group, François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude…

…, the American Revolution was a conservative one. Unlike other great upheavals, the French, Russian, and Iranian Revolutions, the American Revolution was not comprised of the normal ingredients. The goals of the revolution had already been satisfied before it began…

…There was a feeling of revolution as soon as people left England to come to the New World. John Adams explains how the revolution began when he says, "The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds…

…, political, and social justice for all people. The possibility of achieving these aims was first envisioned in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. It was a time of extraordinary social and political upheaval. Socialism grew out of the French Revolution…

…The author has made a strong point of mentioning how Canada has been a prime example of the rights revolution. Throughout his lectures he discusses the importance of Canada and rights, and how other nations learn about rights by learning about Canada…

…No matter what it comes down to, the major factor for the cause of the American Revolution was the ignorance of the British. The irritated colonists were hostile towards the supposed ‘mother country’ of Great Britain as it tried to reconcile with them…

…No matter what it comes down to, the major factor for the cause of the American Revolution was the ignorance of the British. The irritated colonists were hostile towards the supposed 'mother country' of Great Britain as it tried to reconcile with them…

…representation in government. As well as the French revolution in 1789, a more recent (though only temporarily successful) revolution in 1846, where peasants in Cracow, in what was then the Austrian Empire, slaughtered over 1,000 nobles and declared the city…

…from Great Britain. Because of Great Brtain's inflexibility and ignorance in colonial affairs, Americans did not want to be ruled under Parliament. During the 1770's, American's national pride had increased rapidly, especially after the French and Indian War…