I voted the French Revolution but as with many others on here the Industrial Revolution in Britain had the greatest impact on the modern world.
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The Printing Revolution occurred when the spread of the printing press facilitated the wide circulation of information and ideas, acting as an "agent of change" through the societies that it reached. The printing press was also a factor in the establishment of a community of scientists who could easily communicate their discoveries through the establishment of widely disseminated scholarly journals, helping to bring on the scientific revolution.
2 years ago | 14
It's hard to say. The French Revolution probably had the largest impact, but all three were quite important.
2 years ago | 2
I think the industrial evolution should be on there and that would be number one.
2 years ago | 23
Even though these are indeed impact events in the course of history, the Industrial Revolution in Britain was a major turning point that overshadows any on this list. The modern world would simply not exist in how we know it today... Some might say that's a good thing, some might say its a bad thing... But whichever way you look... It was a major turning point in human history and development!
2 years ago | 6
If the industrial revolution was on here I'd vote for that with the French revolution a close second.
2 years ago | 6
For me, it's the Russian revolution, mostly because it has taught me a great deal about human nature and the dangers every society faces if it sleepwalks into this type of regime. As the saying goes, "if you fall asleep in a democracy, you might wake up in a dictatorship".
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I would say that the French Revolution. The philosophical thinkers in the French Revolution were the most diverse in thought and paved the way for the modern discourse in individualism and self-determination. I was debating with the American Revolution, but the French spread the ideas of self-determination all across Europe through the Napoleonic wars, and ideologically it did more to destigmatize self-determination among the elite than the American one. The many French Revolutions took on a wider variety of beliefs (as it lasted centuries. There were Anarchist revolutions, that of the pious king, Imperialist revolutions, Republican revolutions, and even Communist, and those are beliefs which still exist in form today. Many American founding Fathers openly found inspiration from the same French Philosophy which inspired the French Revolutions.
2 years ago (edited) | 1
The industral revolution had the biggest impact on human life more then the french american and any other before and since
2 years ago | 4
Without French Revolution, there would not have been a Russian revolution. While the Americsn revolution influenced the French one to an extend, it would have happened anyways.
2 years ago | 4
...and think about how sensible & pleasant America might be if you hadn't been so revolting! 😂😂
2 years ago | 0
I cannot understand where the concept of an American Revolution comes from. There was no such thing - it was a War of Independence, which is something totally different!
2 years ago | 4
Industrial, in Britain. The modern agricultural revolution arguably started there too.
2 years ago (edited) | 4
American revolution for sure. Without its example to the people there wouldn't be French revolution
2 years ago | 1
"History" as written by ......? The "winning side" invariably gets to write the history they want us to believe. So not a fair question really, but I would say "French" because it paved the way for the peasant classes to show their power in uniting against the ruling class to bring about great change. But it was a lot more complicated and messy than that.
2 years ago (edited) | 8
French Revolution gets my vote here. Firstly due to the changes it forced in politics and secondly to the 'relative' peace that ensued for nearly a century. At least in Europe between nations? However as others have said, things would have been extremely different without the "Industrial Revolution"?
2 years ago | 1
McJibbin
Which of the 3 had the greatest impact on history and the world we know today?
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