rebellion vs upheaval

rebellion

noun
  • An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. 

  • Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling. 

  • Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 

upheaval

noun
  • Disruptive change, from one state to another. 

  • A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion. 

  • The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust. 

How often have the words rebellion and upheaval occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )