Afghan insurgents began Process_start to receive Receiving massive amounts of aid and military training Education_teaching in neighboring Pakistan and China , paid Commerce_pay for primarily by the United States and Arab monarchies in the Persian Gulf .

Inspired by liberal and radical ideas , the Revolution profoundly altered Change the course of modern history , triggering Causation the global decline Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of absolute monarchies while replacing Change_of_leadership them with republics and liberal democracies .