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Egyptian Revolution

Egyptian Revolution. By Jonathan Martin. Egypt’s Revolution. Demands: end the reign of the Hosni Mubarak regime and the end of emergency law

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Egyptian Revolution

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  1. Egyptian Revolution By Jonathan Martin

  2. Egypt’s 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.

  3. America’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)

  4. Similarities • Outside help • France helped Americans • The Maghreb, Levant, Persian Gulf, and others helped Egypt • Propaganda use • Americans: pamphlets (ex. Common Sense) • Egyptians: protests, technology (ex. photos, internet) • Shutdown of communication • British cut American ties with foreign traders • Egypt government shuts down internet

  5. Differences • What they got out of success • Americans annoyed with taxes and no representation, want own control • Egyptians under cruel military dictatorship that ruined countries economy and social structure, chance to reform country • Conditions of revolutionaries • Americans moderately prosperous, doing fine economically, no heavy economic devastation • Egyptians poor, impoverished, oppressed • Effected Population • Successful revolution in America affects >3 million people • Successful revolution in Egypt affects 83 million+ people

  6. Differences • Rule of oppressors • America under moderately indirect rule by British, colonies have own (limited) rights to make own rules • Egypt under direct rule from Mubarak regime • Ruler’s condition • British separated by ocean, distracted • Egypt has strong police state, protection only via pictures of oppression and number of revolutionaries • Country’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

  7. Analysis • 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.

  8. References • Craig Kanalley. “Egypt Revolution 2011: A Complete Guide To The Unrest” The Huffington Post. Published01-30-11. 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 • FareedZakeria. “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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