1. Adam Ward Period 1

2.  Middle East  Mainly Arabic  Arabian Peninsula  555,000 square kilometers  50 th largest country in the world  Capital= Sana’a  Population– 23,580,000

4.  The youth revolutionary leader was Khaled al-Madani.  Shehab Al-Sharabi was considered to be the main leader of the revolution.  Majority of Revolutionaries were younger than 20, working class citizens, and Muslim. Both men and women participated.

5.  President: Ali Abdullah Saleh resigned because of depression, un-employment, and a corrupt regime cause the people to protest.  Vice President: Abdu Rabu Hadi called for a cease fire.

6.  Both were unhappy with the government and wanted a change.  Both had men and women contributing.  Need of a new government (America- because they separated from its mother country, Britain. Yemen- because they overthrew their old government.

7.  My personal beliefs are that the revolution in Yemen will succeed. Saleh will fall from power and the people of Semen will be free.

8.  http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/world/meast /yemeni-revolution/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/world/meast /yemeni-revolution/index.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen  http://www.boell- meo.org/downloads/Perspectives_02- 23_Nadia_Al-Sakkaf.pdf http://www.boell- meo.org/downloads/Perspectives_02- 23_Nadia_Al-Sakkaf.pdf  http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.asp x?SUB_ID=34538 http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.asp x?SUB_ID=34538  http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?n n=9007270465 http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?n n=9007270465