Brinton's+Cycle+of+a+Revolution

=Brinton's Cycle of a Revolution=

Crane Brinton, a historian on the French Revolution, analyzed the course that a revolution should follow in his //Anatomy of A Revolution.//


 * 1) Impossible demands made of government which, if granted, would mean its end.
 * 2) Unsuccessful government attempts to suppress revolutionaries.
 * 3) Revolutionaries gain power and seem united.
 * 4) Once in power, revolutionaries begin to quarrel among themselves, and unity begins to dissolve.
 * 5) The moderates gain the leadership but fail to satisfy those who insist on further changes.
 * 6) Power is gained by progressively more radical groups until finally a lunatic fringe gains almost complete control.
 * 7) A strong man emerges and assumes great power.
 * 8) The extremists try to create a "heaven on earth" by introducing their whole program and by punishing all their opponents.
 * 9) A period of terror occurs.
 * 10) Moderate groups regain power. The revolution is over.

Created by: Stacy Fairey 2.11.09 Edited by Rachellm 2/11/08 Edited by Danielle Fishman 2/11/09
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