revolution

Broader Term: political behavior106 Documents

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Attempt to seize political power by violent means; types (e.g., palace revolts, fifth columns, insurrections, class uprisings, civil wars); causes and objectives; rationalizations; participants; tactics (e.g., seizure of leading opponents of military strongholds, of strategic urban utilities); counterrevolutionary tactics and movements; results of success and failure; etc.

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