2.  Identify causes of the Arab Spring.  Explore the role of social media in the uprising.  Identify the connection to other protests in the region.  Consider the US response to the events.  Consider the potential effects of the protests on democracy and stability in the Middle East.

3.  Why is it important to learn about the Arab Spring revolutions?  Support humanity, democracy, better life  Exciting  Appreciate risks taken  US ties to region  Youth revolt

4.  http://youtu.be/emPsmpCkrIc http://youtu.be/emPsmpCkrIc

5.  Economic Conditions  High unemployment  Low minimum wages  Inflation (food prices)  Class stratification  Political Conditions  No democratic values!  Lack voice in govt  No free speech/assembly  Police brutality/corruption  Who is demonstrating?  Youth 15-30  College students & grads  Fundamentalists & Opposition Groups

6.  Facebook,Twitter, YouTube  Mohamed Bouazizi  “We are all Khaled Said”  Jan 25 th “Day of Rage” protest  Sped up pace of revolution  Organize ppl  Transmit info  Gather support  Media Blackout  Underground tech mvmt Open pic for great paper on topic!

7. http://www.choices.edu/resources/twtn_egypt_future.php

8.  Working in groups of 4, explore the events surrounding the revolutions in several key Middle Eastern nations, beginning in Jan 2011.

9.  Economic Ties  Grain (wheat) for cotton  Oil  Political Ties  “Double Bind”  Authoritarian but stabilize volatile region  Regional Stability  “Productive instability” – short term chaos good for long term Democratic change?  Rise Political Islam?

10.  http://youtu.be/wZ1jWsE5w3g http://youtu.be/wZ1jWsE5w3g

11.  This lesson was made possible in part by resources from Brown University’s “Choices Program” – Teaching with the News Lessons Egypt’s Uprising and After Mubarak.