The Revolutions of 1916 - 1923 were a revolutionary wave consisting off mass political unrest and revolts around the world created by the aftermath of World War I. The uprisings were mainly socialist or anti-colonial in nature and were mostly short-lived, failing to have a long-term impact, with the notable exception of revolutions in Russia and Germany, both of which created republics, one liberal, one Marxist-Leninist.
Revolutions and Uprisings
- 1916: Easter Rising (Ireland)
- 1916: Central Asian Revolt (Kyrgyzstan)
- 1916: Algerian Uprising
- 1916: Cochinchina Uprising (Vietnam)
- 1916: Arab Revolt (Ottoman Empire)
- 1917: Thái Nguyên Uprising (Vietnam)
- 1917: February Revolution (Russia)
- 1917: Green Corn Rebellion (USA)
- 1917: October Revolution (Russia)
- 1917: Ukrainian Revolution
- 1918: Finnish Civil War
- 1918: Aster Revolution (Hungary)
- 1918: German Revolution
- 1918: Greater Poland Uprising
- 1918: Egyptian Revolution
- 1918: Darwin Rebellion (Australia)
- 1918: Basmachi Revolt (USSR)
- 1918: Brazilian Rebellion
- 1919: Bienno Rosso (Italy)
- 1919: Silesian Uprisings
- 1919: March 1st Movement (Korea)
- 1919: Christmas Uprising (Montenegro)
- 1919: Hungarian Revolution
- 1919: Irish War of Independence
- 1919: Seattle Uprising (USA)
- 1919: Tambov Rebellion
- 1919: Shikak's Rebellion (Iran)
- 1919: Turkish War of Indepedence
- 1920: Battle of Matewan (USA)
- 1920: Great Iraqi Revolution
- 1920: Ruhr Uprising (Germany)
- 1920: Gilan Uprising (Persia/Iran)
- 1920: Pitchfork Uprising
- 1920: Guangzhou Commune (China)
- 1920: Husino Uprising (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 1920: Patagonia Rebelde (Argentina)
- 1921: Kronstadt Rebellion (Russia)
- 1921: Albona Uprising (Croatia and Italy)
- 1921: Moplah Rebellion (India)
- 1921: East Karelian Uprising (Russia)
- 1921: Mongolian Revolution
- 1921: Battle of Blair Mountain (USA)
- 1922: Bondelswarts Rebellion (Namibia)
- 1922: Irish Civil War
- 1923: Klaipėda Revolt (Germany)
- 1923: Adwan Rebellion (Jordan)
Strikes, Mutinies and Other Events
- 1916: During this revolutionary wave, women gained full suffrage in 28 states and partial suffrage in 10 states. Previously, women only had full suffrage in New Zealand, Australia, Latvia, Denmark (including Iceland), Finland and Norway and partial suffrage in the USA, Vanuatu and the UK.
- 1917: French Army Mutinies
- 1917: Camp Logan Mutiny (USA)
- 1918: Red Week (Netherlands)
- 1918: New York Subway Strike (USA)
- 1919: Sette Giugno (Malta)
- 1919: Battle of George Square (Scotland)
- 1919: Peruvian General Strike
- 1919: La Canadiense Strike (Spain)
- 1919: US Steel Strike
- 1919: US Coal Strike
- 1919: Actors Strike (USA)
- 1920: Non-Cooperation Movement (India)
- 1920: Alabama Coal Strike (USA)
- 1920: Denver Streetcar Strike (USA)
- 1920: Oahu Sugar Strike (USA)
- 1921: Poplar Rates Revolt
- 1921: Black Friday (UK)
- 1922: Herrin Massacre
- 1922: Guayaquil General Strike (Ecuador)
- 1922: Great Railroad Strike (USA)