Venezuela and The Enlightenment [BP 8]

(1) Venezuela is experiencing mass demonstrations to protest high unemployment, a failing economy, and increasingly high murder rates. The citizens are marching on the streets, and have been doing so since February 12, 2014. The country has just over 29 million people and its new president is Nicolas Maduro

(2) The Venezuelans are unhappy because many are unable to find jobs to support their families, and for those with jobs, they are unable to get the things they need because store shelves lack products for them to purchase. In addition, the murder rate has been on the rise, and people are taking to the street to show their displeasure with the current government, led by President Nicolas Maduro. (source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/24/world/americas/venezuela-protests/)

(3) President Maduro has been for 10 months, after the death of President Hugo Chavez... Hugo Chavez was ... (source: http://goo.gl/BcFzu6)

(4) The opposition in Venezuela is led by ...

(5) This demonstration is similar to the French Revolution because...

(6) Venezuela will protest more and more citizens will be killed. More violence will lead to the current administration to leave power, and a revolution will occur.