During the French Revolution people were mainly protesting against unfair taxation. Only the poor were being taxed, while the nobility and clergy were being exempt from taxes. Inflation was very high because France had a large debt to pay off. There was also a high unemployment. All of this mainly effected the lower class so they were very angry and decided to revolt against their unfair treatment.
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/cahiers3.html
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/turgot/reflecti
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/abolfeud.html
The people of Egypt started protesting because they felt that their president, Mubarak had become a dictator and they did not like it. They wanted their freedom back. Inspired by protests that had worked in Tunisia, Egypt started protesting as well. There has been unemployment in Egypt. Mubarak has also taken away some rights of the people, such as freedom of speech. When they started protesting he banned protesting. He even shut down the internet so that people could not plan protests or meet-ups.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/06/133547742/The-Sounds-Of-Protests-In-Egypt
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/27/133264703/Egyptian-Protests-Continue
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/egyptian-bloggers-report-on-new-unrest/
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