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A revolution is not a change in management of a system, it is a quick, internally driven, change of the system itself.

Politically a revolution is not electing a new leader, or the coronation of a new ruler. It is changing from a monarchy to a democracy, or a theocracy to an oligarchy. In practical terms it means someone or group is loosing power as it transfers to some other group or person, few give up power easily so violence is frequently involved.

The French Revolution overthrew a monarchy for a confused democracy-oligarchy and had a great deal of violence. Napoleon sizing power from the assembly could also be called a revolution, [but most would call it a

coup detat] as things changed from democracy to Dictatorship, but vastly reducing violence [internally anyway] . Generally when a single person takes over a government it's called a coup or power grab, even if the governmental system changes as a result, like with Caesar or Napoleon.

England however gradually migrated from a monarchy to a democracy mostly peacefully over time, most would not call this a revolution because of the slow pace of change.

Nazi Germany's Vichy France was a radical change of government system, but imposed from outside France, so not a revolution.

Economically the same rule applies, a rapid change of the economic system, not just a change in the economy. Industrial Revolution changed how the economy worked, the computer or information revolution is changing how the economy works now. A depression or a boom have a huge effect on the economy, but doesn't change the system, so not a revolution.

Most industrial western nations have become more socialist, adding old age protections, medical aid, union protection, unemployment insurance and the like to their responsibilities, but gradually so not a revolution.

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A revolution usually consists of: 1) violence; 2) the overthrow or significant change of a set of institutions in a regime; 3) a change in the body politic of that region the regime exists in.

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The main characteristics of revolutions include suffering population, poor leadership, economic uncertainty, and political apathy. Changes to an entire society are not without some form of resistance. When things change too much, a society can rise up against them starting a revolution.

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