Revolutions of 1967 - 1975

The Revolutions in 1967 - 1975 were a revolutionary wave that encompassed much of the world as a general uprising against authoritarianism and capitalism. Considered to be one of the only two examples of successful 'World Revolutions', they did significantly alter power relations, but triggered neoliberalism as a ruling class counter-offensive.

Revolutions and Uprisings

• 1967: Iraqi Rebellion
• 1967: Naxalite Uprising (India)
• 1967: Biafran Revolution (Nigeria)
• 1967: Anti-War Movement (USA)
• 1967: Hong Kong Uprising
• 1968: Agbekoya Parapo Uprising (Nigeria)
• 1968: May Events (France)
• 1968: Uprising (Pakistan)
• 1968: Prague Spring (Czechoslovakia)
• 1968: Mexican Movement of 1968
• 1970: Black Power Revolution (Trinidad and Tobago)
• 1973: Resistance to Pinochet (Chile)
• 1973: Wounded Knee Incident (USA)
• 1973: Athens Polytechnic Uprising (Greece)
• 1974: Carnation Revolution (Portugal)
• 1975: Second Spanish Revolution

Strikes and Other Events

• 1968: Memphis Sanitation Strike (USA)
• 1970: Green Bans (Australia)
• 1971: Freetown Christiania founded (Denmark)
• 1972: Quebec General Strike (Canada)
• 1972: Aboriginal Tent Embassy established (Australia)
• 1973: Workers' Liberation Group founded (Iraq)
• 1974: Indian Railway Strike
• 1975: Civil Rights Movement (Thailand)

Results

The Revolutions and Uprisings of 1967 - 1975 massively altered the global order, while leading to a temporary expansion of the welfare state to its theoretical limit, it soon collapsed as neoliberalism became the norm for national economies. It also unleashed a huge wave of social progress in areas of feminism, reproductive rights, LGBT rights, democratisation and environmental protection. Some material results include:

• Democratisation of Greece, Portugal and Spain.
• Environmental Protections created in Australia and the USA.