Middle Eastern ChangeJames Winebrenner

Tunisia The Tunisian Revolution was a violent

outbreak eventually leading to the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

This outbreak was caused by prolonged high unemployment, food inflation, corruption, a lack of freedom of speech, and poor living conditions.

Algeria The protests in Algeria were caused by

high unemployment, food price inflation, corruption, restrictions on freedom of speech, and poor living conditions.

Egypt The Egyptian Revolution was non-violent

and was demonstrated by marches, civil acts of disobedience, and labor strikes.

This revolution demanded the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.

There were some violent clashes between protestors and security forces.

Libya The Libyan Civil War took place because

of people opposing Gaddafi establishing an interim governing body.

This revolution eventually led to an overthrow of the government and the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian protests were

influenced by the Arab Spring which started with the Tunisian Revolution.

Jordan The Jordanian protests were a series of

protests occurring in Jordan in 2011, which resulted in the firing of the cabinet ministers of the government.

Yemen The Yemeni revolution followed the

initial stages of the Tunisian Revolution and occurred simultaneously with the Egyptian Revolution and other mass protests in the Middle East in early 2011.

Syria The Syrian civil war, also referred to as

the Syrian uprising, is an ongoing armed conflict in Syria between forces loyal to the Ba'ath Party government and those seeking to oust it.