Tunisia

Independence of Tunisia French had control-then left because of the independence campaign of the Neo-Destour Party, which was spurred by intense nationalism French didn’t want conflict so they just left

Imperialism Compared to surrounding countries, the government is pretty stable The country has good trade relations Flourishing economy Imperialism did benefit the country and was stable enough so when the French left they could stand on their own

Present Tunisia Currently is a unity government With the exile of the former president, there is no longer strict control of media, journalists have more freedoms By June 2010 34% of the population could use the internet, today social media is extensively used