1. A Colin Curtis Presentation

2. This little beauty is called Syria It’s capital is Damascus

3. Population: 2,228,000 Life Expectancy: 70 Area: 71,498 square miles Current President: Bashar al-Assad

4. Protests in Early American Revolution Boston Tea Party Refusal to pay taxes Boycotts of British goods Harrassing British soldiers and tax collectors Sons of Liberty Indepence propaganda

5. Early Forms of Protests in Syria Similarly to the American Revolution, there were a lot of protests, both peaceful and violent, resulting in citizen deaths Protesters keep uprisings shorter than 10 minutes, so the government can never figure out what’s happening

6. Important People in USA Rev. George Washington Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Baron von Steuben Thomas Paine Patrick Henry Henry Knox James Madison John Paul Jones Benedict Arnold Nathanael Green John Howe Sam Adams John Adams Abigail Adams

7. Important People in Syria conflicts Robert S. Ford Bashar Al-Assad Barack Obama Many of the lead protestors go unnamed in an affort to remian secure

8. Summary of Syria Conflict: President Bashar Al-Assad has been in power since 200, took over for his father. In April 2011, inspired by the Arab Spring revolts, started staging protests all over the country. The President led a series of reforms, and issued the military to use force against the potential rebels. Many have been killed, but the protesters continue to gain momentum, staying underground and active. With the inevitable fall of Presiden Al-Assad, the Obama administration has kept close tabs on the situation, ready to step in and help organize a new government if needed.

9. analysis I think Syria is just another country in the line of successful revolts. It’s only a matter of time before Al-Assad is overthrown, just like the americans under the opressive King George, it can’t go on forever.

10. Bibliography http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countri es/syria-facts/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countri es/syria-facts/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.asp xhttp://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.asp x http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopic s/people/a/bashar_al_assad/index.html?scp=1- spot&sq=bashar%20al-assad&st=csehttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopic s/people/a/bashar_al_assad/index.html?scp=1- spot&sq=bashar%20al-assad&st=cse