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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON     SM 4:  REVOLUTION                Fall,  2007

1.  Revolutionary social movements want to completely destroy the  __________________________________________________________  & replace it w/ a new one

2.  In relation to the forms of revolution, political scientists call such movements  ___________________________________________  rather than revolutions but a rebellion sometimes leads to a political or social revolution & is therefore a coup d' etat

3.  Revolutions are  ____________________________________  changes brought about in the face of opposition by existing authorities, who cannot be persuaded to relinquish their power w/o the threatened or actual use of violence

4.  In relation to the socio historical development of revolution, prior to the 18th C, only idealistic dreamers suggested that human being could or should establish a social order in which socio econ pol  _____________________________________  was open to everyone & that revolution was the path to this goal

5.  In relation to the socio historical development of revolution, as the American & French revolutions & their ideals became permanent, the term revolution came to mean  ____________________________________________  for bring about fundamental social reconstruction

6.  In relation to the US rev, in 1836, the American author Ralph Waldo Emerson referred to the first shot fired by 
the patriots at Concord as " _________________________________________________________________ ."

7.  In relation to the French Revolution, during the rev, Fr armies suffered military defeats & Parisians feared that the invading armies would soon  _________________________________  the city

8.  In relation to the Russian rev, Lenin returned from Finland in October & convinced the  ________________________________________  that they should try to seize power

9.  In relation the revolution in India,  _______________________________  levels remained high & the British spent little money on elementary ed & did little to promote industrialization

10.  In relation to the Chinese revolution, in 1928, the Nationalists captured Beijing &  ________________________________________  China under one govt for the first time since 1916

11.  In relation to the Cuban Revolution, many Cubans remained unemployed & in poverty, & political conflict expanded across the island where  ____________________________  & demonstrations became common

12.  In relation to the explanations of the development of social movements, most revolutions occur because of widespread  _____________________________________  w/ an existing system

13.  In relation to Marx on revolution, if the capitalists could not or would not resist change, the development of society might happen peacefully, parliamentary /  ____________________________  using  mechanisms

14.  In relation to Marx on revolution, where socialist parties have gained power, they are less rather than more  _____________________________________

15.  In relation to Johnson's disequilibrium theory, once disequilibrium occurs, people become  ______________________________________  & look to new leaders who promise social transformation

16.  In relation to Johnson's disequilibrium theory, for the disequilibrium theory of revolution, defeat in  ______________________  demoralizes the military, makes it weaker, & makes it less likely to listen to the regime & more likely to listen to the people

17.  In relation to Tilly: rev thru col action, modes of col action &  _________________________________  vary w/ historical & cultural circumstances 

18.  In relation to Tilly: rev thru col action, multiple  ______________________________________  is when a govt lacks full control over its domain, & either alternative sovereignties or anarchy rules

19.  In relation to the consequences of revolution, there was not rev  _____________________________________  after the Am rev, but there was after the French, Russian, Indian, Chinese, & Cuban Revs

20.  In relation to the consequences of revolution, some revs have created very  _______________________________  states as is the case w/ Lebanon, Mexico, or Palestine

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ESSAY QUESTION ON     SM 4:  REVOLUTION              Fall, 2007

    Essays should be two, average length, hand written pages long.  Be sure & answer all parts of the question.

2.  In relation to the consequences of revolution, pick one of the revolutions we have studied in the course, or another of your own choice.  Briefly recount a socio hist analysis of the pre revolution period, the revolution itself, & post revolution effect.  What type of rev is it?  Why?  Which theory(s) best explain it?  Why?  What were the consequences of the rev? 

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