# The most important revolutions in history

From England's Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, from Haiti to Russia, China, Cuba and Iran: the revolutions that changed the course of history. Which had the greatest impact?

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- Jan 9, 2025 · Julie R.
- https://even.best/en/l/3108/the-most-important-revolutions-in-history

## Top 11

1. **The Glorious Revolution (1688)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — William of Orange and Mary replace James II; the birth of the Bill of Rights.
2. **The Industrial Revolution (from the 1760s)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Machines and factories transform production, first in Britain.
3. **The American Revolution (1775–1783)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — "No taxation without representation": the birth of the United States.
4. **The French Revolution (1789–1799)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The storming of the Bastille and the end of absolute monarchy.
5. **The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Toussaint Louverture and the first independent Black republic.
6. **The Spanish American wars of independence (1808–1826)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bolívar, San Martín and the end of the Spanish empire in the Americas.
7. **The Revolutions of 1848** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The "Springtime of Nations" across Europe.
8. **The Russian Revolution (1917)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lenin's Bolsheviks seize power in October.
9. **The Chinese Communist Revolution (1949)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China.
10. **The Cuban Revolution (1953–1959)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Castro and Che Guevara overthrow Batista.
11. **The Iranian Revolution (1978–1979)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The end of the Shah and the birth of the Islamic Republic.

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