Sentence examples for major uprising from inspiring English sources

"There was a major uprising against Erfurt's Jews — records say 100 or 1,000 were killed.

Beginning in 2011, Assad faced a major uprising in Syria that evolved into civil war.

This situation is not a "major uprising" or a "revolution" against the political system.

The incident leads to a major uprising and poses a real threat to British rule, but is unsuccessful.

Rama III also put down a major uprising in the north led by Chao Anou, the young Lao ruler of the kingdom of Vien Chan (Vientiane).

With each major uprising have come changes to the nation's political structure, creating openings for new political forces, both foreign and domestic, that challenged the status quo.

The major uprisings involved the sekbans (irregular troops of musketeers) and sipahis (cavalrymen maintained by land grants).

Major uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Algeria, and Iraq, to name just a few, have involved sustained campaigns against the dominant regimes and have resulted in some successful political changes.

F: Resistance Movements Examine the major uprisings and anti-slavery movements, such as the Underground Railroad, the Stono Rebellion, Nat Turner's Rebellion and Fugitive Slave Act.

Mr. Sadr led his formidable Mahdi Army in two major uprisings against American forces in 2004 and, since then, has risen to become arguably the country's most powerful politician.

In 1880, 1890, 1893 and 1905, Argentina experienced major uprisings; three of those started in Buenos Aires, and the fourth also reached it.