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, although it had a massive impact leading to the eventual downfall of imperialism, massive increases in feminism and the development of socialism.
Revolutions, Mutinies 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
- 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: Hong Kong General Strike
- 1922: Herrin Massacre
- 1922: Guayaquil General Strike (Ecuador)
- 1922: Great Railroad Strike (USA)
Results
- Creation of the new and independent states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine (1918), Finland (1918) Afghanistan (1919), Egypt (1922), Ireland (1922), Turkey (1923), the first socialist state in history, the USSR (1924) and Mongolia (1924)
- Introduction of full women's suffrage to 27 state. Belarus (1917), Estonia (1917), Latvia (1917), Lithuania (1917), Russia (1917), Ukraine (1917), Uruguay (1917), Crimea (1917), Austria (1918), Azerbaijan (1918), Germany (1918), Hungary (1918), Poland (1918), Afghanistan (1919), Armenia (1919), Luxembourg (1919), Netherlands (1919), Zimbabwe [then Southern Rhodesia] (1919), Kars Republic (1919), Sweden (1919), Czechoslovakia (1920), the USA (1920), Ireland (1922), Ecuador (1924), Mongolia (1924) and the USSR (1924).
- Introduction to partial women's suffrage to 11 states. Canada (1918), the UK (1918), Trinidad and Tobago (1918), Jamaica (1919), British Raj (1921), Costa Rica (1921), Guatemala (1921), El Salvador (1921), Honduras (1921), Mexico (1922) and Spain (1924).