Comparison Between French and Egyptian Revolution

1.

Louis XVI	Mubarak
Was an absolute ruler	Was a dictator
Came into power because Louis XV died	Came into power because Anwar El Sadat died.
Ruled France for 17 years	Ruled Egypt for 30 years
Was executed by the French	Was forced to leave office.

2. 2. In the French Revolution, many of the people were revolting because the French economy was in shambles. To attempt to solve this debt, heavy taxes on the poor, which did not sit well with the people, who already had little money, and it being taken away, and the upper class was keeping their money, even having their taxes cut.

http://history.hanover.edu/texts/cahier.htm

In the Egyptian Revolution, the people were trying to free themselves from years of oppression from a corrupt and cruel leader, who was effectively a dictator. Mubarak would not let the people express themselves, to protest, allow others to run against him for his office, and many other things to quell the masses.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201112523026521335.html

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/egypt

3. 3. In the French Revolution, women were involved partly, having their own march on Versailles, and inspiring other women that they matter and can affect the world.

In the Egyptian Revolution women were also involved with the men in the protesting, taking to the streets along with the men.

4. 4. Now that Egypt has overthrown their previous ruler, many are being cautious that this fragile situation does not make a turn for the worse, with the people on edge; a single spark could set the country afire. After the French had taken down their leader, there were worries that they would enter the same state, with another absolute ruler, similar to Egypt. Many nations are also worrying that Egypt’s new ruler will not go well with its Israeli relations, which has become a problem in the area. This is similar to the French as their neighbors were worried that this new volatile government could begin to harm them.

5. 5. During the Egyptian revolution, the people expressed themselves through conventional methods like marching and protesting, but also adapted to current technologies and communicated in ways such as Facebook and Twitter, to organize over the internet.

6. 6. The current Egyptian revolution has been violent, with deaths numbering around 300, so as the protestors are not centered on a violent protest, there have still been deaths.

7. 7. The people in Egypt are now rejoicing that they have successfully removed Mubarak, and are celebrating their victory. They are hoping that with all their work, Egypt can become a great nation and this work will not be put to waste.

8. 8. Now that the Egyptians have successfully removed their leader, they must make sure to not stop in their movement to change Egypt, for many there are many possible outcomes to this situation. If the Egyptians do not install a powerful and leader who has their best thoughts in mind, they could fall into worse conditions than before Mubarak, but just as easily a successful leader could take them into prominence in the world. Egypt is in a risky time at the moment, with no one knowing what will come out of it, and the only choice being to wait and see what unfolds.