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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Unit 3 - Investigation D: The Arab Spring
What is the Arab Spring? How does this phenomena continue to shape North Africa, Southwest Asia, and global politics?
HINT: Check the study guide for the unit 3 test to help identify appropriate details to support your argument.
The Arab Spring is a wave of riots, protests, and civil wars that all started when a young man in Tunisia set himself on fire because the police confiscated some of the produce he was selling. This one initial act sparked this revolution, which several others have copied and have lit themselves on fire in a form of protest. In response to these actions, riots have occurred and police forces come in to try to break up the violence of people breaking store windows and smashing cars. Based off all of these events that have happened, in the future there will be more revolts, civil wars, riots, and more protests. Since many countries are unwilling to change, there will most likely be more of these protests in the future in the Middle East.
The Arab Spring was a set of protests that frequently turned violent, due to government policy. These riots were for more government control and influence by the popel, not only those who knew people in the government or were in teh fovernment. It all started when a college educated merchant had his produce inventory taken away by the police. It was a strugel to attain the right to sell produce because you needed government approval in Tunisia to do so. This was especially difficult becase the man did not know anyone in the government and was not part of the government in any form.Then when the police said that he was not legitimate, it was such a slap in the face that he set himself on fire and burned to death. This powerful demonstration clearly had a strong influence on many people in the region and the practice along with other forms of formal protesting the government increased greatly or even started where protesting had never been practiced. This burning demonstration is the equivalent of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The issue with the Arab Spring was that the government always combatted protests with violence through rubber bullets, tear-gas, etc.. Despite this, the Arab Spring did go on and spread like wildfire within the middle East along with raised awareness for the need for peoples' freedom. Some reforms have been granted, but in most cases not. Some proposed reforms are so pivotal that a shift in global politics could occur if the reforms change relations between countries of policies. These protests against the government were always suppressed with violence, so it was very harmful to the people protesting, and therefore was not very motivational towards the people wanting reforms. Although most of the governments remain unchanged along with their policies, the general public continues to have the desire for increased freedom and keeps fighting for their rights, many of the protests today can be traced back to the Arab Spring.
The Arab Spring was a string of protests against the government. These riots were mostly addressing the unfair treatment of citizens in the area. A man named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire when government officials seized his food stand. This man had a college education yet he could not get a job because he had no ties within the government in Tunisia. Even when people tried to peacefully protest in the region, governments responded with violence. This, in turn, created strings of violence within the region. The UN tries to intervene, but there i not much they can do to help the people of this region. Some governments have changed their policies, but this usually comes with a change in leader. Based on the violence and the resistance to change, I believe violence wll continue in this region until the people's cries are answered.
The Arab Spring is a wave of riots, protests, and civil wars that all started when a young man in Tunisia set himself on fire because the police confiscated some of the produce he was selling. This one initial act sparked this revolution, which several others have copied and have lit themselves on fire in a form of protest. In response to these actions, riots have occurred and police forces come in to try to break up the violence of people breaking store windows and smashing cars. Based off all of these events that have happened, in the future there will be more revolts, civil wars, riots, and more protests. Since many countries are unwilling to change, there will most likely be more of these protests in the future in the Middle East.
ReplyDeleteThe Arab Spring was a set of protests that frequently turned violent, due to government policy. These riots were for more government control and influence by the popel, not only those who knew people in the government or were in teh fovernment. It all started when a college educated merchant had his produce inventory taken away by the police. It was a strugel to attain the right to sell produce because you needed government approval in Tunisia to do so. This was especially difficult becase the man did not know anyone in the government and was not part of the government in any form.Then when the police said that he was not legitimate, it was such a slap in the face that he set himself on fire and burned to death. This powerful demonstration clearly had a strong influence on many people in the region and the practice along with other forms of formal protesting the government increased greatly or even started where protesting had never been practiced. This burning demonstration is the equivalent of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The issue with the Arab Spring was that the government always combatted protests with violence through rubber bullets, tear-gas, etc.. Despite this, the Arab Spring did go on and spread like wildfire within the middle East along with raised awareness for the need for peoples' freedom. Some reforms have been granted, but in most cases not. Some proposed reforms are so pivotal that a shift in global politics could occur if the reforms change relations between countries of policies. These protests against the government were always suppressed with violence, so it was very harmful to the people protesting, and therefore was not very motivational towards the people wanting reforms. Although most of the governments remain unchanged along with their policies, the general public continues to have the desire for increased freedom and keeps fighting for their rights, many of the protests today can be traced back to the Arab Spring.
ReplyDeleteThe Arab Spring was a string of protests against the government. These riots were mostly addressing the unfair treatment of citizens in the area. A man named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire when government officials seized his food stand. This man had a college education yet he could not get a job because he had no ties within the government in Tunisia. Even when people tried to peacefully protest in the region, governments responded with violence. This, in turn, created strings of violence within the region. The UN tries to intervene, but there i not much they can do to help the people of this region. Some governments have changed their policies, but this usually comes with a change in leader. Based on the violence and the resistance to change, I believe violence wll continue in this region until the people's cries are answered.
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