Governments
This is what the leader of Tunisia did as a result of protests.
What is abdicate?
What a street vendor did to start the Arab Spring.
What is setting yourself on fire in front of a government building as a protest, then dying soon after? :)
The rise of this group in the Arabic Penisula was in the aftermath of the revolutions.
Who is ISIS?
This person action against the government ignited the Arab Spring
Who is Mohamed Bouazizi?
This country is where the revolutions first started
What is Tunisia?
This was the Syrian government react to anti-government graffiti that caused protest there.
What is torture and imprison the students who created the graffiti?
This new technology allowed for the message of the Arab Spring to other countries and spread its effect.
What is social media?
The price of this resource in the Middle East significantly dropped, hurting the economy.
What is oil?
This dictator was the ruler of Libya for over 40 years until he was captured and killed.
Who is Muammar Gaddafi?
A civil war still currently waged by the Houthi movement against the government is in this country.
What is Yemen?
This is what the president of Egypt faced after being overthrown.
What is a life sentence in prison?
Protest in this place in Egypt led to the overthrow of the government.
What is Tahrir Square?
The protest eventually led to more rights for these people in Saudi Arabia.
Who are women?
The current leader of Syria.
Who is Bashar al-Assad?
The president of this country was jailed for failure to stop the violence in the protest.
What is Egypt?
Elections for this were held in Tunisia late 2011.
What is a constituent assembly?
The rise of this was part of a lower standard of living that dissatisfied people.
What are food prices?
This industry in the Middle East significantly dropped and hurt the economy.
What is tourism?
The dictator in Egypt who was overthrown.
Who is Hosni Mubarak?
UN military intervened in this country to help overthrow the leader.
What is Libya?
Saudi Arabia government decided to invade this country to suppress anti-government protests.
What is Bahrain?
The first of many revolutions that started the Arab Spring was called this revolution.
What is jasmine?
The division between these two sects grew as a result of the political instability.
What are the Sunni and Shia?
The current president of Egypt who held a coup in 2013 to return to authoritarian dictatorship.
Who is Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi?
A civil war is being fought in this country currently between a rebel army and the government with Islamic Militant organizations also taking control of part of the country.
What is Syria?