Question 1

The one issue that has served as a unifying factor for all Middle Eastern Arab states since the 1940s has been their

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A)  hostility toward Pakistan and India. 
B)  effort to defeat the Germans in World War II. 
C)  position on the Palestine question. 
D)  desire to increase oil production. 
E)  need to retain Western hegemony in the region. 
A)  hostility toward Pakistan and India. 
B)  effort to defeat the Germans in World War II. 
C)  position on the Palestine question. 
D)  desire to increase oil production. 
E)  need to retain Western hegemony in the region. C

Question 2

African economic growth has been limited by

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A)  poor allocation of vital natural resources. 
B)  the focus on exporting technology and manufactured goods to the West. 
C)  massive infrastructure projects. 
D)  excessive water pollution by Africa's successful industrial development. 
E)  dependence on a single crop or natural resource. 
A)  poor allocation of vital natural resources. 
B)  the focus on exporting technology and manufactured goods to the West. 
C)  massive infrastructure projects. 
D)  excessive water pollution by Africa's successful industrial development. 
E)  dependence on a single crop or natural resource. A

Question 3

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

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A)  was founded at a meeting of Arab radicals in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1983. 
B)  renounced Pan-Arabism in favor of a more limited, territorial nationalism ultimately designed to unite Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel in a Greater Palestine. 
C)  was an arm of the African National Congress from the early 1960s until 1981. 
D)  was established, originally under Egyptian auspices, to represent Palestinian interests. 
E)  it was eagerly embraced by most Israeli governments as the lesser of two evils. 
A)  was founded at a meeting of Arab radicals in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1983. 
B)  renounced Pan-Arabism in favor of a more limited, territorial nationalism ultimately designed to unite Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel in a Greater Palestine. 
C)  was an arm of the African National Congress from the early 1960s until 1981. 
D)  was established, originally under Egyptian auspices, to represent Palestinian interests. 
E)  it was eagerly embraced by most Israeli governments as the lesser of two evils. D

Question 4

Why has the Arab-Israeli dispute proven so difficult to resolve? Does a solution seem any more likely now than during the 1970s or 1980s? Why or why not?

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The Arab-Israeli dispute has proven diff

Question 5

What problems did the European concept of "nation-state" pose for Africa and the Middle East after World War II, and what alternatives to communal identity were proposed in these regions? To what extent were/are these alternatives realized?

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The European concept of the "nation-stat

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
King Farouk

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King Farouk was the tenth ruler from the

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
David Ben Gurion

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
David Ben...

Question 8

During the twentieth century, women in the Middle East

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A)  were aided by the "modernist" movement's efforts to improve women's  rights by  revisiting Islamic doctrine. 
B)  experienced great changes in their lives before 1970, in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, which had regimes actively working to modernize their societies. 
C)  have made perhaps the greatest advances in Saudi Arabia, where women now have unlimited access to university education and may adopt Western dress. 
D)  have never had any political rights in Iran. 
E)  have had few if any political rights in Israel. 
A)  were aided by the "modernist" movement's efforts to improve women's  rights by  revisiting Islamic doctrine. 
B)  experienced great changes in their lives before 1970, in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, which had regimes actively working to modernize their societies. 
C)  have made perhaps the greatest advances in Saudi Arabia, where women now have unlimited access to university education and may adopt Western dress. 
D)  have never had any political rights in Iran. 
E)  have had few if any political rights in Israel.

Question 9

The events of September 11, 2001 can be interpreted as a dramatic and violent expression of pan-Islamic sentiment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
apartheid

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
apartheid...

Question 11

What most accounts for the wide disparity between rich and poor in the Middle East?

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A)  Oil 
B)  Heredity 
C)  Lack of water resources 
D)  Varying interpretations of the Qur'an about the accumulation of wealth 
E)  Corruption 
A)  Oil 
B)  Heredity 
C)  Lack of water resources 
D)  Varying interpretations of the Qur'an about the accumulation of wealth 
E)  Corruption

Question 12

Compare and contrast developments in the Middle East during the era preceding World War II with those of the war years and after. Are the changes due primarily to the war's impact on the peoples of the Middle East or on other factors? Why?

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The developments in the Middle East duri

Question 13

African culture has adapted to serve the tourist industry and the export market in the areas of

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A)  pottery and steel fabrication in Axum. 
B)  wood carving, painting, and sculpture. 
C)  publication, tripling the Onitsha Market pamphlets for tourists since 1994. 
D)  novels and poetry written in local languages. 
E)  high grade steel manufacturing and export. 
A)  pottery and steel fabrication in Axum. 
B)  wood carving, painting, and sculpture. 
C)  publication, tripling the Onitsha Market pamphlets for tourists since 1994. 
D)  novels and poetry written in local languages. 
E)  high grade steel manufacturing and export.

Question 14

When Ayatollah Khomeini became the ruler of Iran beginning in 1979, he

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A)  raised per capita income significantly. 
B)  established modernist Islamic practices. 
C)  exiled the former shah's supporters. 
D)  introduced traditional Islamic law. 
E)  established closer ties with the West. 
A)  raised per capita income significantly. 
B)  established modernist Islamic practices. 
C)  exiled the former shah's supporters. 
D)  introduced traditional Islamic law. 
E)  established closer ties with the West.

Question 15

Which statement about early African nationalist activities is FALSE ?

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A)  Most of the anti-colonial nationalists were committed to violence. 
B)  They were led by Western-educated African intellectuals. 
C)  Political organizations for African rights did not arise until after World War I. 
D)  The ANC in South Africa was created by F.W. de Klerk. 
E)  At first, many advocates of African rights focused on improving living conditions rather than independence. 
A)  Most of the anti-colonial nationalists were committed to violence. 
B)  They were led by Western-educated African intellectuals. 
C)  Political organizations for African rights did not arise until after World War I. 
D)  The ANC in South Africa was created by F.W. de Klerk. 
E)  At first, many advocates of African rights focused on improving living conditions rather than independence.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Jomo Kenyatta...

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"the great Satan"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"the great...

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Saddam Hussein and Kuwait

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Saddam Hussein...

Question 19

Describe the economic role of the oil industry and its relationship to political stability or instability in the nations of the Middle East. Are there policies by which outside powers can aid in creating stability there, or have they already "done too much"?

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The oil industry plays a crucial economi

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
from Zaire's Mobutu Sese Seko to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Lauren Kabila

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The terms you are referring to are the n

Exam 29: Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

The one issue that has served as a unifying factor for all Middle Eastern Arab states since the 1940s has been their

African economic growth has been limited by

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Why has the Arab-Israeli dispute proven so difficult to resolve? Does a solution seem any more likely now than during the 1970s or 1980s? Why or why not?

What problems did the European concept of "nation-state" pose for Africa and the Middle East after World War II, and what alternatives to communal identity were proposed in these regions? To what extent were/are these alternatives realized?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). King Farouk

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). David Ben Gurion

During the twentieth century, women in the Middle East

The events of September 11, 2001 can be interpreted as a dramatic and violent expression of pan-Islamic sentiment.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). apartheid

What most accounts for the wide disparity between rich and poor in the Middle East?

Compare and contrast developments in the Middle East during the era preceding World War II with those of the war years and after. Are the changes due primarily to the war's impact on the peoples of the Middle East or on other factors? Why?

African culture has adapted to serve the tourist industry and the export market in the areas of

When Ayatollah Khomeini became the ruler of Iran beginning in 1979, he

Which statement about early African nationalist activities is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "the great Satan"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Saddam Hussein and Kuwait

Describe the economic role of the oil industry and its relationship to political stability or instability in the nations of the Middle East. Are there policies by which outside powers can aid in creating stability there, or have they already "done too much"?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). from Zaire's Mobutu Sese Seko to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Lauren Kabila

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

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