Revolution as a Trend[1]

The dates and statements on revolutions are simplified, but reveal how widespread was revolution.

 

Notice how the American and French Revolutions were spreading in Europe:

Date

Action

1791

Revolution, Poland (attempted)

1794

Revolution, Poland (attempted)

1804

Revolution, Serbia

1812

Revolution, Spain (attempted)

1820

Revolution, Spain (attempted)

1821

Revolution, Greece

1821

Revolution, Piedmont (Italy)

1848

Revolution, Germany (attempted)

 

Notice how this revolutionary trend also spread to the Americas:

Date

Action

1789

Revolution and slave uprising, Haiti (attempted) (Toussaint l’Oeuverture)

1801

Revolution, Haiti

1810

Revolution, La Plata (Argentina) (attempted)

1810

Revolution, Mexico (attempted)

1811

Revolution, Central America (attempted)

1816

Revolution, La Plata (Argentina)

1818

Revolution, Chile

1819

Revolution, Colombia

1823

Revolution, Mexico

1823

Revolution, United Provinces of Central America

 

 

 

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[1] Primarily based on data in Encyclopedia of World History, 6th Edition (2001), Peter N. Stearns, editor.