In order to understand why members of both societies embraced violence as a form of political action it is necessary to identify the reasoning which led these people to practice such extreme tactics. There are significant reasons that existed during these revolutions that are easy to identify but, there are also some reasons that have been introduced by historians as related,nonetheless, these reasons are purely speculative as to if these actions actually lead to any type of violence taking place. The three topics which will be addressed are religious persecution, changes in political structure and deprivation of human rights. These reasons that we wish to discuss are not all inclusive as to the extent of the reasons that took place during both of these revolutions. Since the reasons that we plan on addressing are extremely specific, we will discuss each reason within a specific context to get at the heart of why each may have provoked violence.