Arab Spring

Who are the main groups fighting in Israel?

• Palestinian Arabs

• Egyptian Muslims

• Christians

• Israeli Jews

The Arab Spring was a series of uprisings where people wanted:

• oil money

• democracy and freedoms

• the freedom to bear arms

• ISIS to leave their country

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

• water

• oil/petroleum

• diamonds

• arable cropland

What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Oman

• United Arab Emirates

This country has one of the lowest "freedom" scores in the world. Millions of refugees have fled the raging civil war.

• Jordan

• North Korea

• Israel

• Syria

The Arab Spring is described as what?

• The warming of equatorial regions due to global warming.

• The renewed study of Islam in Arab countries.

• The protests against long-term political leaders in Arab countries.

• A movement to create lasting peace between Muslims, Christians and Jews.

The image shows how the Arab Spring spread so quickly. Which best describes the diffusion of the Arab Spring?

• Social media showed problems and spread ideas very quickly.

• Long-term dictators did not know how to use Twitter and Facebook.

• The people of Arab countries were hesitant to use technology for fear of being arrested.

• Dictators blocked the internet so that the message of freedom could not spread.

Protests against dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria were the beginning of the __________ ___________.

• Arab Spring

• Early Spring

• Jaded Spring

What did the revolutionaries utilize to organize?

• internet, social media, cell phones

• newspapers, public gatherings

• newspapers, the internet, dark web

People rebelling during the Arab Spring wanted

• to leave their country
• a shorter work week
• better jobs & more freedom