Intro to Islam & Middle East

Fill-in-the-blank questions

Ch.15:

Which problem is mentioned on page 295 as one of Egypt’s gravest problems? ____________________

Which project did Egypt complete in 1970 that benefited agriculture? _____________________________

Name the political party through which the goals of the Egyptian revolution were to be attained? _______________

In 1965, Nasser sent troops to ____________________ to take part in a civil war there. (country). This was a foreign policy misstep during his reign.

Rivalry in the Middle-East between these two powers (during the reign of Nasser) was a constant factor in the evolution of Egyptian foreign policy. Name these two powers. ___________________________

Name the countries that lost territories during the 1967 war. ____________________________

Name Nasser’s economic policy in the 1960s through its subsequent decrees, foreign-owned companies and domestic enterprises, such as banks, hotels, and import agencies, were all nationalized. __________________

While Mustafa Kemal of Turkey sought to diminish the role of religion in society, what did Nasser attempt to do in this domain? ___________________________________________________________________

What did the Anglo-Egyptian Agreement that was signed in February 1953 say about Sudan? ______________________________________________________________________________

The Free Officers wanted to end the occupation of Egypt by__________________ (which nation)?

Name the U.S. doctrine that was meant to provide economic and military assistance as an incentive/reward for countries resisting Soviet influence and communism.

What was Nasser’s position towards the Baghdad Pact? ________________________________________

Nasser interfered in the political affairs of other countries in pursuit of two goals. What were these two goals? _______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 16:

Some factors that led to the June War in 1967. For the Arab participants: Arab states still lived with the memories of the humiliating _____________________________ (year) defeat.

The period of late 1950s and early 1960s in the Arab World was called the period of the “Arab _______ ________”. These years were defined by intense inter-Arab rivalry. Arab states were at odd with one another despite the quest by some for unity.

What happened to the Sinai oil fields and the Gaza Strip after the 1967 war? _______________________________

In 1946, Amir Abdallah of Transjordan reaped the rewards of his loyalty to Great Britain. Transjordan was granted ____(what)_______________________ and Abdallah was allowed to proclaim himself king.

In September 1970, there were clashes between Palestinians and the Jordanian army. Who was the Arab leader who offered his personal mediation to end the crisis? ________________________________

. _______(This nation)___________________________launched an impressive assault from the air on June 5, 1967, and six days later they had won.

These two Iraqi groups opposed pan-Arabism, knowing that in any Arab federation, they would become marginalized minorities. Name these two groups. ____________________________________________.

Iraqi leader Abd al-Karim Qasim withdrew Iraq from the Baghdad Pact and established close ties with ________________________. (country)

In the 1960s, the three most powerful Arab states—Egypt, Syria, and _______________________had refused participation within the Western alliance.

They chose instead to enter into economic and military agreements with ____________________ . (country)

In an effort to reclaim the Suez Canal in 1969, Nasser launched a war of ______________________________, which largely consisted of Israel and Egypt shelling one another with deadly airstrikes.