Unit 9: Washington Post Arab Spring & Technology Article Questions

Directions:
● First watch THIS video for a quick explanation of the Arab Spring.
● Then, read THIS article and complete the questions below.

9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900

Thematic Focus - Technology and Innovation (TEC) Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and
security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.

Learning Objective Historical Developments

Explain how the development of new New modes of communication—including radio communication, cellular communication, and the
technologies changed the world from internet—as well as transportation, including air travel and shipping containers, reduced the
1900 to present problem of geographic distance.

9.6 Globalized Culture After 1900

Thematic Focus - Cultural Developments and Interactions (CDI)
The development of ideas, beliefs, and religions illustrates how groups in society view themselves, and the interactions of societies and their
beliefs often have political, social, and cultural implications.

Learning Objective Historical Developments

Explain how and why globalization Political and social changes of the 20th century led to changes in the arts and in the second half of
changed culture over time. the century, popular and consumer culture became more global.

Global culture:

● Social media: Facebook, Twitter

Arts, entertainment, and popular culture increasingly reflected the influence of a globalized society.

1. How did Egyptian youth make use of Facebook to help bring about political
change in Egypt?
They used it to organize a protest against there authoritarian government and get
new recruits.

2. How has social media been utilized by Americans for a similar purpose?
Pages have been made to support a cause, provide information or help people
get tips about the protests.

3. How have some foreign governments responded to the use of social media as a
form of political protest/organization in their countries?
Government responses themselves have pointed to these platforms’ importance.
In Togo, the government shut down mobile Internet services. And in Honduras,
the government passed a law to facilitate the monitoring and censorship of social
media content.
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 4. Name an additional example of social media being utilized to enact change in the
US. If you aren’t sure, try looking up some additional examples.
The BLM/ANTIFA rioters used social media to help organize.

5. Compare this event to previous time periods. Give an example of technology

being used to enact political and/or social change before 1900.
Messengers would deliver, well, believe it or not messages which helped in
multiple revolutions or protests either to declare, call or, or inform people about
them.

6. Using this article as an example, explain how the development of new

technologies changed the world from 1900 to present.
In the past you would have to walk or ride a horse to deliver a message but after
the 19th century and leading into the 20th century there have been so many
upgrades to communication from the way its delivered with things like trains in
the past and cars for paper mail. Now we have things like phones which can
almost instantly send messages from across the world a feet that in the 18 th-
early19th century would have been near impossible.

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