Group before recording your answer. Part 2 Study Questions:

1. As you read the articles "Defining Revolution" and "America and France", what did you learn

about the amount of time it often takes for a revolution to occur? Why do you think that

people often mistakenly believe that revolutions are fast or the result of a short-term problem

rather than a long-term political issue?

2. We are often led to believe that common people band together and carry out revolutions. In

your reading, you learned this is a common misconception. Why do you think this idea is

perpetuated, and what, in your opinion, keeps it from really happening?