ANTICIPATORY SET: POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS

Answer the following questions true or false. If they are false, write the
correction in the space provided.

1. There is only one kind of revolution. True or False

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There are many kinds of revolutions.

2. Revolutions are always violent and many

people die. True or False
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Revolutions can be with ideas that are non-
violent.
3. There have been countless revolutions
throughout history. True or False
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4. Some philosophers believe that citizens

should never rise up against their
True or False
government.
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5. The development of democracy is a new

concept that only occurred since the True or False
Renaissance.
Democracy is as old as the Greeks.
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6. Revolution is unnecessary today; True or False
governments run to serve their people
and people can trust their governments.
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We currently have revolutions going on.

7. Revolutions are usually difficult to True or False

understand thanks to the multitude of
complex issues involved.
_________________________________________ True or False
8. Modern democracy was heavily
influenced by major revolutions in the
past.
_________________________________________ True or False
9. Changing ideas usually have a major role
to play in revolutions getting started.
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True or False
10. People of a nation that rise up in
revolution are usually the poor and
downtrodden who have no chance of
escaping their
Large portions too.lives otherwise.
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Revolutions are usually toward change. There are some types of revolutions
MAKE A change,
that want PREDICTION:
some are with change. There are a variety of revolutions,
and they usually have something to do with change, the Industrial Revolution
What do you that
has inventions think is the
change primary
how common
things are done. characteristic of
revolutions? Explain your thinking.