A successful revolution, whereby those who have unseated the previous government are able to usher in an irenic transformation, is not (i) _____________. Nonetheless, scholars, and even the public at large, persist in believing that the American Revolution, while clearly successful, bequeathed a(n) (ii) _____________ that all restive nations need only follow to enjoy effective self-rule. One must look no further than the sweep of the 20th century, to realize the (iii) _______________ of this conception.
Blank (i)
the norm
an aberration
an archetype
Blank (ii)
template
notion
maxim
Blank (iii)
futility
ambiguity
folly