The Romanian Revolution

The Revolutions of 1989 during the late 20th century were events which resulted in the end of power under Communism throughout Eastern and Central Europe and parts of Asia. Several nations such as Poland, Ukraine, and East Germany abandoned a communist government and control of the Soviet Union. It was a period where the global superpower was slowing its pace in global dominance. Several reasons being that under a communist system people were persecuted for religious worship and had to face authoritarian rule by typically a dictatorship or a particular dominant party due to repression. The other reason also being poverty within the populations.

Revolutions are series of uprisings that are in favor of a new system in a country or nation. Most revolutions are successful but some are not. Two successful revolutions were the Haitian and the French. The French and Haitian Revolutions had many good outcomes but it took a long time period to accomplish their individual goals. The Haitian and French Revolutions had similarities, both started by Enlightenment ideas, but both were very different because the French Revolution created chaos whereas the Haitian Revolution developed freedom for slaves.

Europe underwent a wave of revolutions during the 19th century. This series of political upheavals was known as the Revolutions of 1848. The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of republican revolts against European monarchies. The revolutions began in Italy, in January 1848, and eventually spread to the rest of Europe. The Revolutions of 1848 were significant because they were the most widespread and violent political movements of Europe in the 19th century. Ultimately, the ideas of conservatism, liberalism, and nationalism impacted the Revolutions of 1848.

A revolution is a shift, a turning point, a change in government. A revolution usually occurs when the majority of a nation is frustrated with the economic, political, or the social situation of their country. Two very interesting revolutions were the Haitian and the French revolutions. While the Haitian and French revolutions took place in close proximity to one another, the cause for the revolutions and results were quite different.

The Iranian Revolution refers to the several events that took place in an effort to remove the Shah from Iran in the late 1970’s. At the time, the Shah of Iran, much like his father, ran the country as an autocracy. This means that there was one person in absolute power. The people of Iran did not like this, and they wanted the Shah out. They attended demonstrations where they protested for the Shah to leave. The Iranian Army shot at the protestors, and they threw rocks at the army. The Shah finally left Iran in exile, and the people

Throughout the past few centuries there have been many different revolutions that affected different parts of Europe. Some took place a long time ago in France or in other parts of Western Europe while others were more recent and took place in Russia and other Eastern European countries. Many were violent and extreme while some were more peaceful but the goals were the same, to fight against an oppressor and to stand up for what they believed in.

During its peak, the Soviet Union was able to influence many other nations across the world. Its position as the global communist superpower gave it the capacity and opportunity to affect the lives of the people within their country and without. The fall of the economy created hard times for the citizens of the Soviet Union and its satellites, leading to unrest and unhappiness, typically blamed on the government. This unrest encouraged the people of the satellites to rebel against their communist leaders, thus, weakening the Soviet power and reputation. Lastly, with disputes erupting over the globe, the way the Soviet leaders handled their foreign relations greatly affected the way their own people and the people of the world viewed communism

To the world outside, the masked country of Romania, although rarely viewed in media, was known as a picturesque country filled with many profitable resources such as its fertile land, petroleum, and mineral deposits, however, behind the Iron Curtain, lay a more secretive nation, deprived of its rights, ignored by its leaders, and suffering under the taxing regime of Communism. Before Communism was administered, Romania had a trivial communist party which was often overlooked in politics. At the turn of World War II, in 1941, Central European ideals influenced Romania, bringing light of a regime that valued civil equity. During the war, to prevent Russia from overthrowing Romania, they sided with Germany, causing Soviets to occupy in

The French Revolution was a time of political and social rebellion in France. It began in 1789 because of the inequalities that existed

A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system. The American and French Revolution both derived from the idea of wanting their freedom; Both, French and American, struggled with economic, moral, and social problems caused by the government. The people believed they deserved their natural god given rights and the only way to get them was to revolt Throughout history we have seen people turn on their governments; the two biggest revolutions are seen in the American and French

The Russian Revolution of 1917 involved the collapse of an empire under Tsar Nicholas II and the rise of Marxian socialism under Lenin and his Bolsheviks. It sparked the beginning of a new era in Russia that had effects on countries around the world.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 set the country on a course that few other countries took in the 20th century. The shift from the direction of a democratic, parliamentary-style government to a one party communist rule was a drastic change that many did not and could not predict. Looking back on this key moment in Russian history, many historians ask the question ‘why did the political power in Russia shift to the Bolsheviks’? Since the revolution in 1905 Russia was becoming progressively more democratic, distributing power throughout the political sphere. This came to an abrupt halt when Vladimir Lenin was put into power by the Bolshevik takeover of the Provisional Government. Many authors have had different takes on this event. Two particularly interesting ones were Arthur Mendel and John D. Basil. Their pieces On Interpreting the Fate of Imperial Russia and Russia and the Bolshevik Revolution give various perspectives on the Russian Revolution and attempt to answer the question of the power shift. This key point in Russia’s history sets the tone for the next 100 years. Russia became a superpower, an enemy of the United States, started multiple wars directly and indirectly, and started using an economic system used by various countries around the world. Today we still see the effects of the 1917 Revolution. Looking at both Mendel’s and Basil’s attempt to answer why the power shifted to the Bolsheviks. Since both historian 's account of the events is different they cannot

Miscommunication between bureaucratic agencies and their leaders can lead to problematic outcomes, like in the case of the Argentine intelligence service. The article titled, “Argentinian government moves to dissolve domestic intelligence agency” written for The Guardian by Jonathan Watts describes how President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner believes the agency to be corrupt. She has decided to disband the current system and create a new federal intelligence agency. This problem illustrates issues of delegation and the problem of agency loss. In analyzing the situation, it is important to note that although the presidential system they have now has played a part in the issues surrounding Argentina, changing to a parliamentary system would

Plato was a known and significant philosopher, who studied under Socrates around the 4th century B.C.E., in ancient Greece. One of Plato’s most famous works was the “Republic.” Based on Socrates’s influence on Plato, Socrates is usually one of Plato’s primary characters in his writings such as, “The Allegory of the Cave.” “The Allegory of the Cave,” illustrates the effect of education and the usefulness of describing a scene of prisoner’s in a cave and the one prisoner who became released from the cave. The two sources in book 7, describe the fire in the cave and the sun outside. Both sources represent knowledge, however, they have two different levels of knowledge: the fire in the cave represents the sun, and the sun outside of the cave signifies philosophical truth, knowledge, the form good, and justice.

The story behind its name is a legend, the only thing that’s certain is who named it and when. In 1352, the Transylvanian ruler Dragos according to legend, had just successfully hunted down a wild fox up on the banks of the river Moldova. Dragos decided to stick around and named it Moldova, which comes from the German word Mulda which means “a deep river valley with high banks”.