GMS 695 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Arab Spring
8 Dec 2015
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Gms695 week 2 the arab spring people trying to take charge. Monarchies: saudi arabia, jordan, oman, bahrain, qatar, kuwait, uae. Arab spring: basic causes (after a cruel winter) People getting even after many years of anger. Greater use of social media for political purposes. Twitter, (sometimes referred to as the twitter revolution) The western countries do not know who to support (the rebels or the government) o. The regional uprisings started in tunisia in december 2010. Mohammed bouazizi"s protest over the confiscation by the police of his vegetable cart. When he set himself on fire and burned to death sparked the arab spring o o. Arrangements of uprising were made on social media. People in many countries had enough and the rebellions spread quickly in arab countries. Long-time leaders in many countries were forced out by rebellions, starting in tunisia, then egypt, and then across north africa, and the middle east.
