Arab Spring Article

The Arab Spring was

• a wave of pro-democracy protests in MENA in 2010-11.

• a protest in Tunisia to overthrow their authoritarian leader.

• an attempt by Syrians to start a civil war.

• when leaders in Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, and Oman offered a variety of concessions in order to head off protest movements in their countries.

Which 2 countries succeeded in overthrowing their regimes in January & February 2011?

• Egypt & Libya

• Bahrain & Libya

• Tunisia & Egypt

• Tunisia & Syria

Which event was the original catalyst for all other Arab Spring protests?

• A group called the Muslim Brotherhood won elections in Egypt and the newly-elected President appointed a former military officer as his defense minister.

• al-Sisi led a coup d'etat to remove the elected President from office, taking over the presidency himself.

• Fighting broke out between a number of factions, including Houthi rebels and fighters linked to the terrorist group Al Qaeda.

• Mohamed Bouazizi burned himself alive to protest his treatment by local officials.

Were the Arab Spring protests in Tunisia successful?

• Yes

• No

• Kind of...

What 2 things did most Arab Spring protesters want?

• Constitutional amendments and changes in high level officials.

• Political and economic concessions and an end to the humanitarian crisis.

• Political reforms, more freedoms, an end to government corruption

• An end to the current civil wars.

In which country did an international coalition made up of Americans and Europeans launch air strikes to depose the dictatorial leader?

• Libya

• Egypt

• Syria

• Bahrain

Did most of the governments discussed in this article use violence against protesters?

• yes

• no

In which 2 countries are there currently civil wars as a result of the Arab Spring?

• Tunisia & Egypt

• Egypt & Bahrain

• Yemen & Syria

• Libya & Bahrain

Why did an international coalition NOT intervene in Syria?

• Syria produces most of the world's oil.

• President Assad vowed to dismiss unpopular officials and make constitutional changes.

• Russia and China promised to oppose any measure that would lead to foreign intervention in Syria or the removal of Assad.

• The coalition was led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The leader of which country was killed by his own people (rebels)?

• Egypt

• Syria

• Tunisia

• Libya