2.  In December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, after being publically humiliated by police officers, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in front of a government building.  That same day, protests took place in the town. It only took days for the protests to spread to the rest of Tunisia. They wanted the current ruler to step down.

3.  Within in a month, Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled from the country.  The success in Tunisia led other Middle Eastern countries to revolt, such as Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, and Oman. Success varied from country to country.

5.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSprGrlEy MY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSprGrlEy MY  Tunisia has a new constitution in place

12. December 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. January 14, 2011 President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees Tunisia. February 11, 2011 Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resigns. March 2011 Syrian civil war begins. October 20, 2011 Libya leader Muammar al- Qaddafi is killed. November 23, 2011 Yemen leader Ali Abdullah Saleh signs deal to step aside and let transitional government rule.

14.  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ middleeast/11362651/The-disastrous- triumph-of-the-Arab-Spring.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/ middleeast/11362651/The-disastrous- triumph-of-the-Arab-Spring.html

15.  The Arab Spring was essentially the reaction to Arabian dictatorships and suppression and/or outright violation of human rights.  Although everyone involved with the protests agreed on removing corrupt leaders, no one knew what to replace it with.

16.  The Arab Spring could be seen as a failure if one expected immediate results.  However, the Arab Spring uprisings show that the might of the people are enough to force corrupt rulers from their positions.  The uprisings have resulted in authoritarian governments no longer being acceptable.

17.  There has also been an explosion of political activity in the Middle East.  However, instability has formed between seculars and Muslim extremists, and between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.  Problems with civil wars and the future of economics are also abound.

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