The web activities presented here are not exhaustive on the topics. They are meant to help you become more information literate and accustom you to reading scholarship and reports. Please ask your professor for assistance if you don’t understand. Learning is a process. We don’t expect you to become an expert in just one semester. Do always cite your sources when completing these activities.
Chapter 12: Revolutions
a.) Seek out news accounts of the Arab Spring from the Council of Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/search?keyword=Arab+Spring , with special attention to reports that examine multiple countries. The BBC is another resource for this topic: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-12482291. Another source is: The Arab Awakening- Documentary Series by Al Jazeera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8_4OzV8DLw&index=6&list=PLcvv03ugfC_H74WGH35QUyuY0X2DWRU9t
b.) Enumerate the causes of the revolutions in one or more of the countries where these occurred. How do they relate to the theories of revolution in Chapter 12?