What best defines the union strategy of divide and conquer?

1)if a revolution merely replaces one authoritarian ruler with another, is it still a a revolution? a turning point? 2) “the great events of history have a way of defying ideological manipulation”, according to serge schmemann, a pulitzer prize winning journalist. do you agree, why or why not? other thoughts?

Do humans change their physical environment to adapt or do humans adapt themselves to their physical environment?

How and why did british north american colonists fight a revolution to create a constitutional republic, the united states of america?