Does anyone feel the same way I do when I read the chapters? They seem to be very interesting have a very nice start then climax. The chapter appears to be coming to an end and then drags out for about 10 more pages. Now this guy Strayer is a much better writer than I and it is easy to be a critic, but this chapter in particular caught a case of on and on and on. I think the chapters should be split up. The revolutions described included the American, French, Haitian and Spanish American the part the is of course related but drug on for me was the feminist movement, abolition of slavery and nationalism. Whatever...
Anyway one piece of the puzzzle that came clear to me in the chapter was that while the American Revolution was insturmental in others it just didn't quite work out the same way. Some of the major differences between American and French were the in fighting. The American revolution seemed to have a purpose stop the Brits from taxing us the French Revolution was a class fight so they were all fighting each other. Rich trying to keep their power and the poor for equal rights. The Haitian revolutions was a success for them but moved slavery to Cuba and the South. The Spanish American was really a rularless fight with infighting. After Napolean had conquered Spain and Portugal the South Americans didn't have an oppressive leadership anymore and were really forced into a revolution.
Interesting how a similar idea with different circumstances resulted in such varied results. Remember "nothing but freedom"
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