HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Leaders who gain power through coups are never as effective as those who orchestrate coups would hope.
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Mohammed Bouazizi single-handedly roused the anger & frustrations of thousands of Arabs through his act of self-immolation
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The events of the Arab Spring followed an extensive history of a conflict in a region with a history of colonization.
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The Arab Spring and the Prague Spring represent two historical revolutions in which high school students create change
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The uprisings discussed in the article-like many uprisings before it-has not resulted in widespread meaningful social and political change.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Revolutions of 1848, series of republican revolts against European monarchies, beginning in Sicily and spreading to France, Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Empire. They all ended in failure and repression and were followed by widespread disillusionment among liberals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Societal development is complex, but it is simplified by the four social revolutions: hunter-gather society, horticulturist society, agrarian society, and industrial society. Within these massive shifts in human history and development, more distinct periods of social revolution can be identified.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which event sparked the protest movement known as the Arab Spring? In December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest the confiscation of his produce stand by local police. He died from his injuries in January 2011.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rulers were deposed (Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia in 2011, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya in 2011, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in 2011, and Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen in 2012) or major uprisings and social violence occurred including riots, civil wars, or insurgencies.