2. Egypt is located in North Region of the Continent of Africa.

3. President Hosni Mubarak Is an Important Figure in the Revolution. Mubarak has been in office since 1981. On February 11, 2011; Mubarak wasn’t overthrown, but resigned from office due to nation-wide protests. Mubarak, his family and his former ministers are being persecuted.

4. Number of Protesters About 2 million at Cairo’s Tahrir Square 750,000 in Alexandria 1 million in Mansoura Characteristics 846 Deaths 6467 Wounded Unknown amount of people arrested

5. Demographics 80,810,912 people in Egypt Three major regions where the people live in are Cairo, Alexandria, and the Suez Canal. These regions are among the world's most densely populated. An average of over 3,820 persons per square mile

6.  Police brutality  State of emergency laws  Electoral fraud  Political censorship  Widespread corruption  High unemployment  Food price inflation  Low minimum wages  Demographic structural factors  Peace treaties with Israel and the west

7.  Civil disobedience  Civil resistance  Demonstrations  Riots  Strike actions  Self-immolation  Online activism

8. American The only reason why the colonists really rebelled is they wanted representation in English Parliament. They found it unfair that they had no representation when they were being taxed, thus stirring up a revolution. America was never really oppressed because Great Britain didn’t rule with an Iron Fist; America was used for the economy. Egyptian The Citizens of Egypt were fighting for much more than their freedom. The people of Egypt lived under cruel military dictatorship. The ruling class destroyed the entire middle class. Egypt was under total oppression. Another difference is one way the citizens fought against this oppression; the use of Online Activism.

9. Both the colonists and Egyptians fought for freedom. America wanted full separation from Britain, and Egypt wanted to get rid of the militaristic oppression. When the colonists were being taxed for goods like tea, sugar, molasses, stamps, and etc. ; they rebelled, rioted, disobeyed, protested and boycotted. With the unfair treatment and civil problems in Egypt, citizens also resisted, created riots, protested, and boycotted. Another similarity is both the colonies of America and Egypt wanted political reform, and ended up reforming the government.

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