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French Revolution
Causes
Women's Rights
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Russian Revolution
Causes
Women's Rights
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Egypt Revolution
Causes
Women's Rights
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Direct Causes of the Revolution
Economic
Economic policies by Mubarak
Increase cost of living and
disparage
of wealth among classes.
Housing Shortages
Lack of Food/Food price increase
Government officials are living a
lavishing lifestyle
Political
The persistent rule by terror for the past thirty years through emergency law.
the prohibition on political rights and civil freedom.
lack of free and fair elections.
Police brutally against activists.
Wide spread corruption.
Success of Tunisian Revolution and sacrifice of Mohammad Bouazizi
Military
The military stepped in when the people of Egypt overthrew their president.
They lived by the Laws of the Military.
Social
Huge wealth gap and high unemployment rates infuriated the middle and lower class.
Social media increase the spread of the revolution and gained many protestors.