While social unrest has been a thing that occurs "over there" [10], the increasing visualization of people taking to the streets in the face of desperate economic situations amid an elite class of politicians, dictators, and tyrants is becoming clearer by the day. As the following chart shows, across 500 billion words in over 5.2 million books, the words "unemployment, "taxes", and "inequality" tend to correlate highly with "war". The 18th century saw these terms the most correlated and as the following chronology suggests, that is not a time to reflect gladly upon...
The last time the words were so correlated was the 18th Century... Let's hope it's different this time...
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That was not a 'great' century for mankind...
February 1700 - Great Northern War: Fighting begins between Sweden, Russia, Demark, and Saxony
1701 - War of the Spanish Succession: Fighting begins as an alliance of Britain, the Holy Roman Empire, Dutch Republic, Prussia, Portugal, and Denmark declare war to prevent a French succession to the Spanish throne
February 29, 1704 - Queen Anne's War: French and Native American forces conduct the Raid on Deerfield
August 13, 1704 - War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough wins the Battle of Blenheim
May 23, 1706 - War of the Spanish Succession: Grand Alliance forces under Marlborough win the Battle of Ramillies
1707 - War of 27 Years: The Mughals are defeated ending the war
July 8, 1709 - Great Northern War: Swedish forces are crushed at the Battle of Poltava
March/April 1713 - War of the Spanish Succession: The Treaty of Utrecht ends the war
December 17, 1718 - War of the Quadruple Alliance: The French, British, and Austrians declare war on Spain after Spanish troops land on Sardinia and Sicily
June 10, 1719 - Jacobite Risings: Jacobite forces are beaten at the Battle of Glen Shiel
February 17, 1720 - War of the Quadruple Alliance: The Treaty of The Hague ends the fighting
August 20, 1721 - Great Northern War: The Treaty of Nystad ends the Great Northern War
July 1722 - Russo-Persian War: Russian troops embark for an invasion of Iran
September 12, 1723 - Russo-Persian War: The Russians compel Tahmasp II to sign a peace treaty
February 1, 1733 - War of the Polish Succession: Augustus II dies creating the succession crisis that leads to war
November 18, 1738 - War of the Polish Succession: The Treaty of Vienna settles the succession crisis
December 16, 1740 - War of the Austrian Succession: Frederick the Great of Prussia invades Silesia opening the conflict
April 10, 1741 - War of the Austrian Succession: Prussian forces win the Battle of Mollwitz
June 27, 1743 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Pragmatic Army under King George II wins the Battle of Dettingen
May 11, 1745 - War of the Austrian Succession: French troops win the Battle of Fontenoy
June 28, 1754 - War of the Austrian Succession: Colonial forces complete the Siege of Louisbourg
September 21, 1745 - Jacobite Uprising: Prince Charles' forces win the Battle of Prestonpans
April 16, 1746 - Jacobite Uprising: Jacobite forces are defeated by the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden
October 18, 1748 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the conflict
July 4, 1754 - French & Indian War: Lt. Colonel George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to the French
July 9, 1755 - French & Indian War: Major General Edward Braddock is routed at the Battle of the Monongahela
September 8, 1755 - French & Indian War: British and colonial forces defeat the French at the Battle of Lake George
June 23, 1757 - Seven Years' War: Colonel Robert Clive wins the Battle of Plassey in India
November 5, 1757 - Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great wins the Battle of Rossbach
December 5, 1757 - Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great triumphs at the Battle of Leuthen
June 8-July 26, 1758 - French & Indian War: British forces conduct the successful Siege of Louisbourg
June 20, 1758 - Seven Years' War: Austria troops defeat the Prussians at the Battle of Domstadtl
July 8, 1758 - French & Indian War: British forces are beaten at the Battle of Carillon
August 1, 1759 - Seven Years' War: Allied forces defeat the French at the Battle of Minden
September 13, 1759 - French & Indian War: Major General James Wolfe wins the Battle of Quebec but is killed in the fighting
November 20, 1759 - Seven Years' War: Admiral Sir Edward Hawke wins the Battle of Quiberon Bay
February 10, 1763 - Seven Years' War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war in a victory for Britain and its allies
August 5-6, 1763 - Pontiac's Rebellion: The British win the Battle of Bushy Run
September 25, 1768 - Russo-Turkish War: The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia following a border incident at Balta
March 5, 1770 - Prelude to the American Revolution: British troops fire into a crowd at the Boston Massacre
July 21, 1774 - Russo-Turkish War: The Treaty of Kuçuk Kainarji ends the war in a Russian victory
April 19, 1775 - American Revolution: The war begins with the Battles of Lexington & Concord
April 19, 1775-March 17, 1776 - American Revolutin: American troops conduct the Siege of Boston
May 10, 1775 - American Revolution: American forces capture Fort Ticonderoga
June 11-12, 1775 - American Revolution: American naval forces win the Battle of Machias
June 17, 1775 - American Revolution: The British win a bloody victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill
September 17-November 3, 1775 - American Revolution: American forces win the Siege of Fort St. Jean
December 9, 1775 - American Revolution: Patriot forces win the Battle of Great Bridge
December 31, 1775 - American Revolution: American forces are turned back at the Battle of Quebec
February 27, 1776 - American Revolution: Patriot forces win the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolian
March 3-4, 1776 - American Revolution: American forces win the Battle of Nassau in the Bahama
June 28, 1776 - American Revolution: The British at defeated near Charleston, SC at the Battle of Sullivan's Island
August 27, 1776 - American Revolution: Gen. George Washington is defeated at the Battle of Long Island
September 16, 1776 - American Revolution: American troops win the Battle of Harlem Heights
October 11, 1776 - American Revolution: Naval forces on Lake Champlain fight the Battle of Valcour Island
October 28, 1776 - American Revolution: The British force the Americans to retreat at the Battle of White Plains
November 16, 1776 - American Revolution: British troops win the Battle of Fort Washington
December 26, 1776 - American Revolution: American troops win a daring victory at the Battle of Trenton
January 2, 1777 - American Revolution: American troops hold at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, NJ
January 3, 1777 - American Revolution: American forces win the Battle of Princeton
April 27, 1777 - American Revolution: British forces win the Battle of Ridgefield
July 7, 1777 - American Revolution: Colonel Seth Warner fights a determined rearguard action at the Battle of Hubbardton
August 6, 1777 - American Revolution: American forces are beaten at the Battle of Oriskany
September 26-November 16, 1777 - American Revolution: American forces fight the Siege of Fort Mifflin
October 4, 1777 - American Revolution: British forces win the Battle of Germantown
September 19 & October 7, 1777 - American Revolution: Continental forces win the Battle of Saratoga
Decebmer 19, 1777-June 19, 1778 - American Revolution: The Continental Army winters at Valley Forge
June 28, 1778 - American Revolution: American troops engage the British at the Battle of Monmouth
August 29, 1778 - American Revolution: The Battle of Rhode Island is fought north of Newport
February 14, 1779 - American Revolution: American forces win the Battle of Kettle Creek
July 16, 1779 - American Revolution: Brigadier General Anthony Wayne wins the Battle of Stony Point
September 16-October 18, 1779 - American Revolution: French & American troops conduct the failed Siege of Savannah
September 23, 1779 - American Revolution: John Paul Jones captures HMS Serapis
March 29-May 12 - American Revolution: British forces win the Siege of Charleston
May 29, 1780 - American Revolution: American forces are defeated at the Battle of Waxhaws
October 7, 1780 - American Revolution: American militia wins the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina
January 17, 1781 - American Revolution: Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan wins the Battle of Cowpens
March 15, 1781 - American Revolution: American troops bleed the British at the Battle of Guilford Court House
April 25, 1781 - American Revolution: British troops win the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill in South Carolina
September 5, 1781 - American Revolution: French naval forces win the Battle of the Chesapeake
September 8, 1781 - American Revolution: British and American forces clash at the Battle of Eutaw Springs
October 19, 1781 - American Revolution: General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrenders to Gen. George Washington ending the Siege of Yorktown
April 9-12, 1782 - The British win the Battle of the Saintes
September 3, 1783 - American Revolution: American independence is granted and the war concluded by the Treaty of Paris
April 28, 1789 - Royal Navy: Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian deposes Lieutenant William Bligh during the Mutiny on the Bounty
July 9-10, 1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Swedish naval forces triumph in the Battle of Svensksund
April 20, 1792 - Wars of the French Revolution: The French Assembly votes to declare war on Austria beginning a series of conflicts in Europe
September 20, 1792 - Wars of the French Revolution: French forces win a victory over Prussia at the Battle of Valmy
June 1, 1794 - Wars of the French Revolution: Admiral Lord Howe defeats the French fleet at the Glorious First of June
August 20, 1794 - Northwest Indian War: General Anthony Wayne defeats the Western Confederacy at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
July 7, 1798 - Quasi-War: The US Congress rescinds all treaties with France beginning an undeclared naval war
August 1/2, 1798 - Wars of the French Revolution: Rear Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson destroys a French fleet at the Battle of the Nile
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So perhaps it's time to think of someone aside from the 1% when undertaking monetary policy...