Unit 5: Paper 1 — Protest and Change
Topic 5.2: Revolution in Tunisia (1989–2015) Questions
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Which article of the 2014 Constitution committed the Tunisian state to working toward parity between women and men in elected assemblies?
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Which group mediated the 2013 political crisis and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for doing so?
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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What event on 17 December 2010 triggered the start of mass protests in Tunisia?
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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What law, passed in 1956, had already banned polygamy and given Tunisian women the right to divorce, decades before the 2011 revolution?
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In which town did Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire on 17 December 2010?
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Which party won the largest bloc of seats in the October 2011 Constituent Assembly election?
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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On what date did President Ben Ali flee Tunisia, ending his 23-year rule?
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Roughly how many people were killed in the June 2015 attack on a beach resort near Sousse?
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In what year did Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali take power in Tunisia from Habib Bourguiba?
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On what date did President Ben Ali flee Tunisia, ending 23 years of rule?
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Which platform is identified as key to spreading news of Bouazizi's death nationwide despite state censorship?
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Which political party was banned under Ben Ali's government for posing a threat to his rule?
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Who founded Nidaa Tounes in 2012, and what kind of party was it?
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According to the micro-topic content, roughly what proportion of young graduates could not find work matching their qualifications by 2010?
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According to this micro-topic, what role did social media mainly play in the Tunisian revolution?
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