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Unless the rebellion is put down quickly, and without shedding too much blood in the process, their political position could be destroyed.
Initially as surprised as everyone else, the Mexican army soon recovered and violently quelled the rebellion.
They were breaking with the status quo, upsetting the apple cart, taking part in a 60s style rebellion against the establishment.
Moreover, beginning in 1991, tensions between Afars and the Issa-dominated government resulted in an Afar rebellion.
Nat Turner's rebellion radicalized opponents of slavery and provided a preview of the impending sectional crisis.
For the artistic bad boys of the 20th century, acquiring a reputation as a pornographer was a rebellion too far.
The military government pledged to quell rebellion and unify the country by force.
But after the rebellion has been put down, the emperor dies, leaving a son and heir who is just nine years old.
But, just as Edward Longshanks failed to quell the rebellion that led to Scottish independence, William Wallace's legacy lives on.
The goldfields rebellion did not last very long and government forces quickly overran the Eureka stockade.
Contemporary art, just like a lot of Joycean literature, became a rebellion, because they are saying we define art by that which is not art.
He reminds us that the installation esthetic began in a spirit of rebellion against all that.
In his place they sent Colonel Lachlan Macquarie who arrived in 1810 with a regiment to quell the rebellion.
A feeling of rebellion welled up inside of her and she wanted nothing more to do then slam her door and lock herself in.
That caused constant trouble for successive British governments, especially from other Commonwealth countries, who expected them to put the rebellion down by force.
To unite the country and strengthen the stability of the border, Emperor Qian Long assembled large numbers of troops in Danba to quell the rebellion.
The Hunger Games franchise is already a deeply political saga, chronicling a growing rebellion against a tyrannical regime.
In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion.
The younger woman is constantly worn down by the older woman's negativity, Mag's abrasive personality pushing her to increasingly desperate little acts of rebellion.
And, just like Katniss, we need rules that make solidarity a centerpiece of shared life, not a desperate act of rebellion.
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