| A | B |
| Shay's Rebellion | Tax rebellion in 1786 in Western Massachusetts |
| French Revolution | Began in 1789 led to the execution of Louis XVI |
| Chinese Revolution | 1949, Communist Revolution led by Chairman Mao |
| Iranian Coup | 1925, coup led by Reza Khan against the Qajar Dynasty. He founded the Pahlavi Dynasty |
| Iranian Revolution | 1978-1979, Islamic Revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini against Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi |
| Russian Revolution | 1917, overthrow of the Romanov Dynasty, led by Vladimir Lenin |
| Egypt I | 1952 Free Officers Revolt which overthrew King Farouk, Led by Gamal Abdul Nasser |
| Iraqi Revolution | 1958, overthrow of the Hashimite Dynasty by a military government |
| Algeria | Algerian Civil War 1954-1962. Revolt against France |
| Beer Hall Putsch | 1923, Attempt by Hitler and the Nazi Party to take over the city of Munich in Germany |
| Glorious Revolution | 1688, Overthrowing of James II of England led to William and Mary ruling England |
| Spanish Civil War | 1936-1939, Civil war in Spain which saw the Fascists coming to power led by Francisco Franco |
| Italy | Mussolini leads the Fascists to power in 1922. |
| Mau Mau Rebellion | Begain in Kenya 1951, revolt against British rule |
| Haiti Revolt | Started in 1791 attempt to gain independence from France. Leader Toussaint Louverture |
| Soviet Union | 1991 coup against Gorbachev by hardline communists. It eventually failed but hastened the downfall of the Soviet Union. Boris Yelstin rallied support for the government |
| South Carolina, US | 1822, Attempted Slave revolt led by Denmark Vesey |
| Virginia 1, US | Slave Revolt in 1800 led by Gabriell Prosser |
| Virginia 2, US | Slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831 |
| Egypt II | 2011 part of the Arab Spring which led to the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak |
| Libya | 2011, part of the Arab Spring saw the overthrow of Muammar al-Gaddafi |
| Tunisia | 2011,l part of the Arab Spring saw the overthrow of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali |