SOC130 ME Midterm Key Terms Essay Prompt 1
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1. Anderson Article from 2011: Overview of Uprising in Tunisia
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Why did the uprising in Tunisia start?
economic humiliation and political repression
Economic Humiliation
people felt financially stuck and disrespected
unemployment
working but still poor
corruption/ bribes just to survive
watching regime families get rich while regular people struggle
What was the spark of the revolution?
young poor street vendor (Bouazazi) is harassed by police and kills himself in public
Why does the regime finally collapse?
military refusing to keep shooting the protesters and dictator (Ben Ali) becomes isolated and flees
Dictator of Tunisia
Ben Ali
Why does the revolution continue after the fall of the dictator?
continues as a fight over who controls (old regime figures vs. broader revolutionary forces)
How does a revolution end?
revolutions don’t end when dictators leave, the fight is over who replaces them
Political Repression
the control and silence of people
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