Green Revolution refers to a series of research‚ development‚ and technology transfer initiatives‚ occurring between the 1940s and the late 1970s‚ that increased agriculture production worldwide‚ particularly in the developing world‚ beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.[1] The initiatives‚ led byNorman Borlaug‚ the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over a billion people from starvation‚ involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains‚ expansion of irrigation
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The Effect of the Haitian Revolution on The Slaves During the Haitian Revolution‚ slaves went from total submission to personal and political liberation due to the weakening of the colonial power (French Revolution)‚ the economic wealths of Haiti‚ and the aspirations brought by the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers that all men were born free and equal. The slave rebellion lead by Toussaint L’Ouverture‚ is a turning point as it is the first successful one. It took ten years (1794 - 1804) for
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Any human epoch has massive implications for any human civilization and the French revolution was one such period. It would be unfair to suggest that the revolution was solely a result of economic grievances. It was a period of contrasting morals and customs. French revolution’s impact was not limited to France only. Its effect was felt throughout the continental Europe and still felt today. The revolutionary nature of this social upheaval was down to various ideas and philosophies that were germinating
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constitutional regime in Persia was the chief objective of the Revolution of 1323-29/1905-11. Like any other major revolution‚ the Constitutional Revolution in Persia encompassed a broad spectrum of ideas and objectives‚ reflecting diverse intellectual trends‚ social backgrounds‚ and political demands. At the time even the text of the Constitution itself did not have universal support. Yet‚ in spite of ideological ambiguities‚ the Revolution remains an epoch-making episode in the modern history of Persia
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The Haitian Revolution was the struggle between slaves fighting for their rights and their owners fighting to keep slavery. The inequality of the social structure and the declaration of the rights of man and citizen were causes of the Haitian Revolution due to the fact that they all led to the slaves successfully revolting against the slave owners. Overall‚ the Haitian Revolution aimed to fight for freedom for the slaves‚ because of its history of the inequality of the social structure and new ideas
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Long-term government financial chaos played a lead role in the cause of the French Revolution. This point is supported by William Doyle‚ in Origins of the French Revolution. Government debt and lack of available funding seriously deteriorated authority and credit‚ leading to extreme measures in taxation‚ thereby acting as a catalyst of the French Revolution. Doyle makes his point by arguing that France was approaching a state of fiscal ruin as far back as August 20‚ 1786‚ indicating that "Calonne
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‘The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a result of social and economic modernisation thwarted by a reactionary regime.’ Discuss. The Russian Revolution of 1905‚ while it ultimately failed to overthrow the Tzarist regime‚ was said by several people‚ including Lenin‚ to be a ‘dress rehearsal’ for the Russian Revolution of 1917. Russia was an autocratic country ruled by an autocratic Tzar‚ where the Tzar ruled as he wished and was supported by the privileged nobles‚ who owned land and serfs. The distinction
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The Road to Revolution Before the American Revolution‚ the British bossed around Americans by making them pay taxes to the British King‚who thought he was great‚until Americans got angry with him and started fighting.The British did not have any taxes or rules. It started with smugglers who did not sell their trade to the British‚but to other places so they did not have to pay taxes. The four most important events that lead to the Road to Revolution are the Navigation Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Boston Tea
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Industrial Revolution There was an overall impact on the positivity of the industrial revolution. In factories‚ there was more development of assembly lines‚ all the railroads had faster‚ and better production of goods. With problems like child labor and over-crowding‚ the industrial revolution contributed. It helped provide new school funding for more child care‚ too. Resulting in‚ the Industrial Revolution enhanced both the economic production AND the way people lived in their modern life. Factories
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The Iranian revolution of January 1978- February 1979‚ was primarily aimed to overthrow the Pahlavi government. There were many reasons for the revolution‚ however only a few are major reasons. One of the larger reasons to overthrow the government was because the Iranian population did not accept the policies of westernization that Shāh Mohammad Rezā Pahlavi had imposed. The Iranians believed that these policies were an insult to their culture and that the Shah was being controlled by the united
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