SOC 103 Study Guide - Final Guide: Agrarian Reform, Fidel Castro, Cuban Missile Crisis

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The haitian revolution (1791-1803: became the first successful revolution in caribbean history, showed it was possible to rise up over the european elites (influenced and inspired other countries, gave hope to enslaved people, created a constitution. Influence of the french revolution on events in saint domingue. Period between 1750 and 1850 was a revolutionary fever around the world: social, economic, religious, political, and ideological metamorphosis. 1776 american independence from britain: slavery still exists in us at this point. The enlightenment led to discussions around individual and collective liberty of political rights and class equality: fostered critiques about moral, religious and economic justifications of slavery. French revolution begins in 1789: close ties with motherland raises awareness of discord. Top of social hierarchy (royal officials, large property owners) 1/6th of the white" population and 1% of total population (equal gender ratio) Patriots" to french regime until collapse then support british. Second strata accounted for most of white population.

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