Question 1

In Kemal Ataturk's Turkey,women could

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A)  wear veils or not, as they chose. 
B)  attend school if they chose to do so. 
C)  have more than one husband. 
D)  divorce their husbands. 
E)  hold high government offices. 
A)  wear veils or not, as they chose. 
B)  attend school if they chose to do so. 
C)  have more than one husband. 
D)  divorce their husbands. 
E)  hold high government offices. D

Question 2

Evaluate the role of the U.S.and Great Britain in Middle Eastern politics.

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Answers would include a discussion of Great Britain and Turkey,Israel,Palestine and Egypt,and the US in Iran,Iraq,Israel,Afghanistan and the Taliban.

Question 3

Under the Pahlavis,Iran's government may best be classified as

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A)  fundamentalist. 
B)  secularist. 
C)  Pan-Arab leaning. 
D)  democratic. 
E)  radical. 
A)  fundamentalist. 
B)  secularist. 
C)  Pan-Arab leaning. 
D)  democratic. 
E)  radical. B

Question 4

In 1973,an oil boycott was instigated by Arab members of the oil cartel known as ____________________.

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The answer of In 1973,an oil boycott was instigated by...

Question 5

One of Ataturk's modernizing reforms was to move the Turkish capital from ____________________ to ____________________.

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The answer of One of Ataturk's modernizing reforms was to...

Question 6

A momentous event occurred in May 1948,when the state of ____________________ was created out of land belonging to ____________________.

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The answer of A momentous event occurred in May 1948,when...

Question 7

In geopolitical terms,"mandates" are somewhat similar to

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A)  city-states. 
B)  provinces. 
C)  colonies. 
D)  towns. 
E)  occupied territories 
A)  city-states. 
B)  provinces. 
C)  colonies. 
D)  towns. 
E)  occupied territories

Question 8

Islam is a unique religion among the world's major religions,in that

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A)  fundamentalism has always been the choice of the majority of adherents to Islam. 
B)  Islamic law recognizes no separation between religious belief and civil laws. 
C)  until the 20th century, Muslims had never gone to war over their faith. 
D)  all people everywhere who adhere to Islam consider themselves to be Muslims first and a particular nationality second. 
E)  holy wars have always been aimed at non-Muslims, or infidels. 
A)  fundamentalism has always been the choice of the majority of adherents to Islam. 
B)  Islamic law recognizes no separation between religious belief and civil laws. 
C)  until the 20th century, Muslims had never gone to war over their faith. 
D)  all people everywhere who adhere to Islam consider themselves to be Muslims first and a particular nationality second. 
E)  holy wars have always been aimed at non-Muslims, or infidels.

Question 9

One of the fundamental problems facing the Arab nations today is that

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A)  their oil supplies are limited. 
B)  they have little in common other than Islam. 
C)  they are plagued with bureaucratic corruption. 
D)  many of their politicians are less than capable. 
E)  politicians have made promises that they cannot fulfill. 
A)  their oil supplies are limited. 
B)  they have little in common other than Islam. 
C)  they are plagued with bureaucratic corruption. 
D)  many of their politicians are less than capable. 
E)  politicians have made promises that they cannot fulfill.

Question 10

The world's largest Muslim state is presently

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A)  Indonesia. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Egypt. 
A)  Indonesia. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Saudi Arabia. 
E)  Egypt.

Question 11

Assess the significance of oil to global politics and the global economy.

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Answers would include a discussion of Sa

Question 12

The original goal of the PLO was

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A)  to return Palestine to their homeland. 
B)  to recover the holy city of Jerusalem. 
C)  to kill as many Jews as possible. 
D)  to regain lands lost to Israel in earlier wars. 
E)  to destroy the state of Israel. 
A)  to return Palestine to their homeland. 
B)  to recover the holy city of Jerusalem. 
C)  to kill as many Jews as possible. 
D)  to regain lands lost to Israel in earlier wars. 
E)  to destroy the state of Israel.

Question 13

The Islamic country that appears to be least in tune with the rest of the Muslim nations is

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A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Bangladesh. 
C)  Lebanon. 
D)  Syria. 
E)  Egypt. 
A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Bangladesh. 
C)  Lebanon. 
D)  Syria. 
E)  Egypt.

Question 14

Compare and contrast Turkey and Iran in their experience in the 20?? century.

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Answers would include a discussion of Gr

Question 15

Elaborate on the state of Muslim nations today,both Arab and NonArab.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 16

Distrust of the United States grew among Iraq's Kurds and Shi'ites after

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A)  the American Air Force accidentally bombed Kurdish enclaves, killing hundreds of civilians, in a botched attempt to keep them safe. 
B)  the American military failed to monitor accurately Iraq's no-fly zones. 
C)  the United States withdrew from Lebanon after more than 200 Marines were killed in a bombing incident there. 
D)  President G.H.W. Bush promised to help them if they tried to overthrow Saddam, but did not send support when they, the Shi'ites and Kurds, did their part. 
E)  they saw how the United States treated the Iraqi army. 
A)  the American Air Force accidentally bombed Kurdish enclaves, killing hundreds of civilians, in a botched attempt to keep them safe. 
B)  the American military failed to monitor accurately Iraq's no-fly zones. 
C)  the United States withdrew from Lebanon after more than 200 Marines were killed in a bombing incident there. 
D)  President G.H.W. Bush promised to help them if they tried to overthrow Saddam, but did not send support when they, the Shi'ites and Kurds, did their part. 
E)  they saw how the United States treated the Iraqi army.

Question 17

The Iranian Revolution of 1979 saw the overthrow by Islamic fundamentalists of the ____________________.

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Shah
Muham

Question 18

During the early 20?? century,Near Eastern Arab lands became mandates of

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A)  Britain and the United States. 
B)  France and Britain. 
C)  Egypt and Britain. 
D)  France and England. 
E)  the United States and France. 
A)  Britain and the United States. 
B)  France and Britain. 
C)  Egypt and Britain. 
D)  France and England. 
E)  the United States and France.

Question 19

The British gave up their mandate over Palestine in May 1948,with the result that

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A)  the United Nations began to work on a partition plan for Palestine that would give some lands to the Jews for a new state. 
B)  Arab nations declared war on the Jews in Palestine, hoping to force them to leave before the U.N. established their statehood. 
C)  Zionists in Palestine immediately declared the creation of the nation of Israel. 
D)  the PLO was immediately established, to fight the Israelis and regain Palestine for its scattered peoples. 
E)  tens of thousands of Jews streamed into the new state of Israel to help fight for the survival of the new state. 
A)  the United Nations began to work on a partition plan for Palestine that would give some lands to the Jews for a new state. 
B)  Arab nations declared war on the Jews in Palestine, hoping to force them to leave before the U.N. established their statehood. 
C)  Zionists in Palestine immediately declared the creation of the nation of Israel. 
D)  the PLO was immediately established, to fight the Israelis and regain Palestine for its scattered peoples. 
E)  tens of thousands of Jews streamed into the new state of Israel to help fight for the survival of the new state.

Question 20

After World War I,former Ottoman possessions in the Middle East were classified as ____________________.

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The answer of After World War I,former Ottoman possessions in...

Exam 52: The Reemergence of the Muslim World

In Kemal Ataturk's Turkey,women could

Evaluate the role of the U.S.and Great Britain in Middle Eastern politics.

Under the Pahlavis,Iran's government may best be classified as

In 1973,an oil boycott was instigated by Arab members of the oil cartel known as ____________________.

One of Ataturk's modernizing reforms was to move the Turkish capital from ____________________ to ____________________.

A momentous event occurred in May 1948,when the state of ____________________ was created out of land belonging to ____________________.

In geopolitical terms,"mandates" are somewhat similar to

Islam is a unique religion among the world's major religions,in that

One of the fundamental problems facing the Arab nations today is that

The world's largest Muslim state is presently

Assess the significance of oil to global politics and the global economy.

The original goal of the PLO was

The Islamic country that appears to be least in tune with the rest of the Muslim nations is

Compare and contrast Turkey and Iran in their experience in the 20?? century.

Elaborate on the state of Muslim nations today,both Arab and NonArab.

Distrust of the United States grew among Iraq's Kurds and Shi'ites after

The Iranian Revolution of 1979 saw the overthrow by Islamic fundamentalists of the ____________________.

During the early 20?? century,Near Eastern Arab lands became mandates of

The British gave up their mandate over Palestine in May 1948,with the result that

After World War I,former Ottoman possessions in the Middle East were classified as ____________________.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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