1. Compare / Contrast Louis XVI and Mubarak.
| Similarities | Differences |
| Louis: Absolute ruler Mubarak: dictator | Louis: made peace treaties with countries far away like the United States Mubarak: made peace treaties with neighboring countries and areas like Israel |
| Louis: Came to power because Louis XV died Mubarak: came to power because Anwar el-Sadat was killed | Louis: the economy of France was deteriorating but he did nothing to change that, he only continued to tax the poor Mubarak: in the beginning of his regime, he tried to better the economy of Egypt |
| Louis: forced out of office and executed because of French revolution Mubarak: forced out of office because of Egyptian revolution | Louis: He avoids meeting with leaders of countries that France normally has problems with, like England. Mubarak: He meets with the leader of Israel in 1986, despite having previous problems with Israel. |
| Louis: In 1789, the National Assembly goes against the king and his people, riots start to break out around the country. Mubarak: In 1986, riots break out against Mubarak and his government; this is the most serious riot yet. | Louis: He was an absolute ruler and therefore did not allow for any laws to be made that could kick him out of his position as king. Mubarak: Egypt has a parliament so the constitution was amended so that people could run against Mubarak. (2005) |
| Louis: He keeps his friends that are nobles in places of power, and never assigns someone from a lower class to a position of power. Mubarak: Mubarak assigns is friends positions in his cabinet, like Atef Obeid. | |
| Louis: The National Assembly is formed and begins to go against King Louis XVI. Mubarak: The Muslim Brotherhood fights to gain more seats in the Egyptian parliament so that they can rise against Mubarak. | |
| Louis: When he found out that the National Assembly refused to be a part of his Estates General, he said the Third Estate was no longer welcome in his Estates General. Mubarak: When he found out his people were revolting against him, he shut down all means of communication | |
2. In each case, WHY were the people protesting? (Cite primary sources).
In the French Revolution, people were protesting mainly because of taxes. At the time, the French had a large debt that could have been paid off if everyone was being taxed equally. However, the monarchy was only taxing the poor, lower class. This prevented the debt from being paid off and highly angered the lower and middle classes. The nobles, monarchies, and the clergy were free of taxes, despite those classes having the most money. The lower class did not have enough money to even pay for food so they decided to protest.
French Primary Sources:
In the Egyptian Revolution, people were protesting because Mubarak had been in office too long, and he had become a dictator. Mubarak had been president for about 30 years and he made it impossible for other candidates to become president. Mubarak did as he pleased, and when people began to protest against him he banned protesting. He shut down the internet so that citizens of Egypt could not communicate with people outside of the country. He also used the military at his disposal so that people would not rise against. The people of Egypt’s rights were being suppressed so they decided to protest.
Egyptian Primary Sources:
3. What role did women play?
| French Revolution | Egyptian Revolution |
| Marched on Versailles | Marched outside the presidential palace in Cairo |
| Olympe de Gouges writes a pamphlet called the Rights of Women; this helps women spread the word during the revolution that they deserve equal rights | Leil-Zahra Mortada, a Facebook user, put pictures on Facebook of all the women protesting in Cairo and all around Egypt to spread the word that women were taking part in this revolution |
| Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, was hated by most of the French so she contributed to the people wanting to overthrow the monarchy | Women demonstrated many peaceful marches in Cairo, despite the ban by Mubarak on any type of protesting |
| Women weren’t officially allowed to take part in the revolution but they conducted most of the marches against the monarchy; women were banned at one point from gathering together because leaders knew that if women got together they would march | Women set up in Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against President Mubarak. In the square, women have volunteered and set-up makeshift kitchens, bathrooms, and communication stations. They have also been bringing lots of food and water to hand out to the protesters. |
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