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Assignment #4 - Why was the Arab World Poised for Revolution?
Middle East has gone through revolutions, some were successful in the beginning and others were complete failure. The success of the revolution was based on the cause of the revolution and who it was poised by. For instance the first Arab awaking revolution that was led by the Middle Eastern leaders was aimed to rise from under the western control, and to create a better life for their people. However, the revolution was not at its full potential because not all Middle Eastern leaders wanted to rise above the western control, instead they wanted to create alliances with them to increase their power in order to dominate other Middle Eastern regions. However, the alliance did not really

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