STORY OF TUNISIA

• 22 year old man with college degree couldn't find a job after college, so he put up a fruit stand. But he couldn't put up a fruit stand because the government said so. He protested and set himself on fire. This was the start Arab Spring.

BASHAR AL ASSAD

• Dictator for Syria
• Has power because of his father
• He doesn't allow civil freedom in his country

3 CAUSES OF SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

• After WW1 British and French split land and put groups of people who don't like each other.
• Assad took away the human right such as no freedom of speech, no protesting etc.
• Sunni Muslims 14%, Alawites 16%,Christians 10%. Alawites were given favors because Assad was an Alawite.

WHO IS FIGHTING IN THE WAR

• Assad's army
• U.S is giving money to rebels to buy weapons.
• Terrorists groups such as Al- Qaeda and Hezbullah and ISIS entered the area.

WHAT ROLE DOES U.S PLAY

• America is helping the rebels fight against Assad.

WHY DOESN'T UN STEP IN?

• Because Russia and China vetoed and are allies with Assad.

ROLE OF RUSSIA AND CHINA

• Russia and China are allies with Assad.

CONSEQUENCES OF WAR