Jewish people moved to the newly formed Israel, and Arabs were moving out

Hindus move to India, and Muslims move to Pakistan

Tehri Economic and political needs are not met

What are two main reasons for

people revolt?

Why was the partitioning of

India an example of the

movement of people?

Theorize: Why was the founding of Israel an

example of the movement of people?

Arab Spring in Egypt

What is the Arab Spring?The Arab Spring is a string of revolutions in Islamic countries to get rid of oppressive dictators. It began in Tunisia

People’s RevolutionThe Revolutions of the Arab Spring are led by the people for rights, political say and

freedom

Common Problems What are some of the common problems leading to the Arab Spring

Revolutions

-High Unemployment

-Rising Food Costs

-Corruption

-Oppression

-No political power

Tunisia Beginning 2010- Mohamed Bouazizi, beaten by police

- To protest, Moahamed self-immolated (set himself on fire)

- His action inspired Tunisians to rise up against their dictator, Ben Ali

Arabs saw their Tunisian brothers achieve Revolution, and they followed suit

Egyptian Uprising 2011Background:

-High Unemployment-Food prices rising-Political oppression-Corruption in the Government

Egyptian Arab Spring

The “president” Hosni Mubarak was corrupt and oppressive.

30 year “State of Emergency” giving him complete control

Police beat suspects and enforced one party rule

Discontent simmered but there was no united call for change

The SparkKahled Saeed was beaten to death in public, it was taped and the video was loaded onto YouTube

Soon Facebook created a group entitled “We are all Kahled Saeed”

Revolution

Access to the video of Saeed’s death, Twitter and Facebook allowed the Egyptian Revolution to spread

Soon over one million Egyptians occupy Tahrir Square in February 2011 demanding President Mubarak resign

Technology played a large role in Egypt

Revolution= ___________change

Murbarak steps down and is arrested February 11, 2011

Tried for his crimes in May, and Executed in June 2011

Democratic Elections occur in September 2011

President Morsi Elected

Unemployment and economy still in bad shape

Time Line1981- Mubarak in power- oppression

June 2010- Kahled Saeed beaten to death Jan 25, 2011- Large scale

Protests begin in Egypt

Feb. 11, 2011- Mubarak Steps down and arrested May 2011- Mubarak

sentenced to Death

Sept. 2011- Egypt Votes in new government

Worries from the WestDespite a successful Democratic election the West worries the government may fall back into a military dictatorship

Threat of Muslim Brotherhood taking over and enacting Sharia (strict Islamic Law) **We call this fundamentalism- a return to traditional religious values**

What about the Suez Canal? If the nation falls back into revolution, trade may be disrupted

Worries: Theocracy Vs Democracy

Religious Government (Sharia)

People’s Government

The Arab Spring Continues

Who’s Next?

Dictators Fall

Review

A Common problem facing most Latin American and Middle Eastern nations today is that these nations

1. Have little arable land and few mineral resources with which to improve their economies

2. Have chosen not to belong to international organizations

3. Are struggling with a transition to democracy after experiences years of dictatorial rule

4. Are experiencing major problems with the flood of illegal immigrants entering their nations

ReviewA study of revolutions would most likely lead to the conclusion that pre-revolutionary governments

1. Are more concerned about human rights than the governments that replace them

2. Refuse to modernize their armed forces with advanced technology3. Attempt to bring about the separation of government from religion4. Fail to meet the political and economic needs of their people