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1775-1783, established the United States as an independent nation

1789-1799, led to the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of absolute monarchy

1791-1804, resulted in the first successful slave rebellion leading to an independent nation

1760-1840, transition to new manufacturing processes and the beginning of industrial capitalism

1917, led to the downfall of the Tsarist autocracy and the rise of the Soviet Union

1911, ended the Qing Dynasty and led to the establishment of the Republic of China

1953-1959, overthrow of the Batista regime and establishment of a socialist state under Fidel Castro

1979, overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty and establishment of an Islamic republic

1989, peaceful transition of power which marked the end of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia

1688, nonviolent overthrow of King James II of England by William of Orange

1910-1920, led to political and social upheaval and the establishment of a constitutional republic

1917, Bolsheviks seized power in Russia leading to the Civil War and the formation of the Soviet state

1821-1830, resulted in Greece gaining independence from the Ottoman Empire

1908, restoration of the constitutional monarchy in the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of modernization reforms