Activists an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause. Arab spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010 Coup a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. Dictator a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. Media the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight. non-violent is the practice of achieving goals through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, and other methods, without using violence. Propaganda information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. Oppression the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner. Protest an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation. revolt to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government. revolution a sudden, complete or marked change in something social movement a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals social networking Computers . the use of Web sites or other online technologies to communicate with people and share information, resources, etc Vocabulary
Unit 1 
Chronology 