Romanian Revolution Enzo, Kathy and Matthew
What methods did the groups use to express their frustrations and ultimately lead to a revolution?
1.) The methods of the Romanian people were very spontaneous and aggressive, their voices were not being heard so the assembled by the mass’s and turned into an intelligent amoeba of people. They went through the cities shredding any evidence of their current communist president. The revolution turned out very violent and many people died.
How was you’re revolution similar and or different from other revolutions we have studied?
2.) This revolution is very different from the American, French and people power revolution. It differs from People Power because it was aggressive and rowdy. With the mobs going through the streets and virtually destroying all the evidence of their current communist ways and burning effigies of President Ceausescu. The French revolution was unlike the Romania revolution was a long planned for and an organized revolution. While in the 1989 the streets of Romania there were spontaneous mobs with fed up citizens over the span of one week. The American Revolution focused their voices on getting themselves out of British rule and trying to get rid of colonialism while the Romanians were trying to change from within and put in a whole new system in place rather than kicking out a entire country that was occupying it. Romania wanted a democracy and no more communists.
What was the eventual outcome of the revolution, and did the nation/people become better due to the revolution?
3. The outcome of the Romanian revolution is that Nicolai Ceausescu and his wife were executed on Christmas Day. Because of this revolution, the nation became a democracy.
Was the revolution justified? Would other methods have worked?
4.) Yes, the revolution was justified because the people of Romania knew what they wanted and was able to remove Ceausescu from power. The other methods that would of worked could have been the Philippines ‘People Power.’ People power is where the people of the nation are able to remove a president who has made the government worse or possibly even stealing money from the country. The Philippines used People power to remove Marcos from his power over the country. They use people power for non violent action and it worked. The army joined their people after they offered flowers and sweets. If only Romania had it like this, then lives would have been saved.
Briefly state whether or not you’re revolutions follows Crane Brightens stages of revolution.
5.) The Romanian revolution fits Brinton Crane’s Stages of Revolution because the revolution started in the first place when Niclolae Ceausescu overreacted about an issue (food shortage). Media all over Romania was censored as well (symptoms). The economy also developed a reputation for fake reporting about itself. This is particularly about talking about the economy’s success when they really are not that successful (rising fever). A rally held by the government eventually turned into a protest to remove Ceausescu from power (crisis). Eventually, Ceausescu and his wife were executed on Christmas Day (convalescence).
