A True Revolution? Although some people seem to speculate for some odd reason that there are some incentives in which to believe that the French Revolution is indeed not a true revolution, I intend to confirm that there is not one shred of evidence which supports this idea. A revolution is a complete overthrow of an established government or political system, and they usually occur because of widespread dissatisfaction with an already existing system. Various social, political, and economic conditions lead to revolutions. "Poverty and injustice under cruel rulers may contribute to a revolution."-World Book Encyclopedia. This is exactly what happened in the French Revol