the arab spring (2011- present) Flashcards
1
Q
self immolation
A
the act of killing oneself as a sacrifice; often by fire
2
Q
mandate
A
an official order or commission to do something
3
Q
deposed
A
to remove from office suddenly and forcefully
4
Q
ottoman empire
A
around the mediterranean in 1922
5
Q
world war 1
A
1915-1918
sykes picot agreement happened during this time
6
Q
sykes picot agreement
A
- mark sykes and georges picot in 1916
- drawing lines
- most of the Arab lands under the rule of the ottoman empire are to be divided into british and french
7
Q
mohamed bouazizi
A
did an act of self immolation in tunisia in 2011 because of police brutality
8
Q
ben ali
A
- was the president of tunisia who was deposed in 2011
9
Q
egyptian protestors
A
- protested in tahrir (freedom) square in 2011
- protested the control of dictators
10
Q
hosni mubarak
A
- president of egypt
- dictator
- deposed
11
Q
syrian civil war
A
- 2011- present day
- tagging walls/grafiti against bashar al assad
12
Q
bashar al assad
A
- president of syria
- put teenagers in jail for the grafitti against him which created the syrian civil war
13
Q
underlying causes
A
sykes picot
14
Q
conditions
A
oppression
15
Q
immediate results
A
protests
