Explores "age of revolutions" (1789-1848). Describes revolutions in France, Haiti, and Latin America. Thesis: revolutions are similar in leaders, dealings church, basic cycle.

The period between 1789 and 1848 is often called the Age of Revolutions, as it was a time of uprising, chaos, and the demand for freedom and independence. During this time, revolutions were occurring simultaneously throughout France, Haiti, and Latin America, each one inadvertently inspiring others. While these revolutions were different in many ways, they all shared certain similarities in their types of leaders and dealings with the church, and a basic pattern/cycle that can be …

…drawn from the events and actions discussed previously is that very rarely did the revolutions of this age have permanent impact, nor were they led by people that were able to represent the needs of the common people successfully. In short, the revolutions occurring between 1789 and 1848 rarely had a permanent effect and were generally badly organized. For these reasons, they can best be described by only one word: ineffective.