One of the main reasons that the Three Gorges dam was built was to prevent flooding further downstream. The need for a dam was highlighted in 1954 when people were killed as a result of flooding of the Yangtze River.
Arab Spring refers to the democratic uprisings that arose independently and spread across the Arab world in 2011. The movement originated in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly took hold in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.
2011: a year of revolt in Egypt and the Arab world. The uprisings known as the Arab Spring began with a Tunisian fruit vendor setting himself on fire to protest official mistreatment.Mass protests led to the ouster of Tunisiaâs dictatorial president.Inspired by these protests, young Egyptians organized their own demonstrations, and succeeded in driving President Hosni Mubarak from office. Revolt spread to Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Algeria, and other countries.any in the U.S. (and Israel) have expressed the fear that Egyptâs revolt will follow the pattern of Iranâs, in which fundamentalists outmaneuvered other elements that overthrew the Shah. Others point out that Egypt and Iran have very different cultures, and an Islamic theocracy is unlikely to take root in Egypt.