The Arab Awakening protests that spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa would likely have been impossible 20 or 30 years earlier because information technology led to __________
a. a massive shift in political identities, or cleavages, that had formerly been stable for decades
b. an opportunity for change, at least when combined with changes in the energy industry and the decline of OPEC power
c. a revival of earlier pan-Arab movements
d. an easier means to organize protests, with social media and lower-priced technology, but little to any change in political cleavages within countries.
Answer: D
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