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Egyptian Revolution. By Jonathan Martin. Egypt’s Revolution. Demands: end the reign of the Hosni Mubarak regime and the end of emergency law - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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By Jonathan Martin
Egyptian Revolution
Demands: end the reign of the Hosni Mubarak regime and the end of emergency law
Incentives: police brutality, state of emergency laws, lack of free elections and freedom of speech, uncontrollable corruption, economic issues including high unemployment, food price inflation, and low minimum wages, freedom, justice, a responsive non-military government, and a say in the management of Egypt's resources.
Egypt’s Revolution
Demand: political and economic independence from England
Incentives: high taxes on most goods, no representation, no control of foreign commerce, severely limited trade, high-priced vital imports, limited land expansion (Proclamation Act)
America’s Revolution
Outside helpFrance helped AmericansThe Maghreb, Levant, Persian Gulf, and others
helped EgyptPropaganda use
Americans: pamphlets (ex. Common Sense)Egyptians: protests, technology (ex. photos,
internet)Shutdown of communication
British cut American ties with foreign tradersEgypt government shuts down internet
Similarities
What they got out of successAmericans annoyed with taxes and no representation,
want own controlEgyptians under cruel military dictatorship that ruined
countries economy and social structure, chance to reform country
Conditions of revolutionariesAmericans moderately prosperous, doing fine
economically, no heavy economic devastationEgyptians poor, impoverished, oppressed
Effected PopulationSuccessful revolution in America affects >3 million peopleSuccessful revolution in Egypt affects 83 million+ people
Differences
Rule of oppressorsAmerica under moderately indirect rule by British,
colonies have own (limited) rights to make own rulesEgypt under direct rule from Mubarak regime
Ruler’s conditionBritish separated by ocean, distractedEgypt has strong police state, protection only via
pictures of oppression and number of revolutionariesCountry’s reformation
America already had basic political structure in each colony to go off of, knew they wanted democracy
Egypt had to start from scratch, knew they wanted democracy, didn’t know how to form new government
Differences
Although both American and Egyptian revolutionists were fighting for lots of the same things (representation, economic control, etc.), Egypt’s revolution was to a greater degree. Egypt had a lot more post-revolution reformation work as well as fought a stronger more concentrated enemy.
Analysis
Craig Kanalley. “Egypt Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide To The Unrest” The Huffington Post. Published 01-30-11. Accessed 10-25-11. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/egypt-revolution-2011_n_816026.html
Sam Haselby. “Egypt vs the American Revolution” Aljazeera.net. Published 3-8-11. Accessed 10-26-11. http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/03/201137124724236938.html
“2011 Egyptian Revolution” Wikipedia. Accessed 10-26-11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_revolution_of_2011
Fareed Zakeria. “How Democracy Can Work in the Middle East” Time Magazine. Published 2-03-11. Accessed 10-28-11. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2046038,00.html
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