Middle East since 1918
Part 1: Decolonization
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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Part 2: Nationalism, Religion, & Oil
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"...The modern Middle East is an incredibly complicated region and one filled with many conflicts. The role of Western imperialism, the importance of nationalism, and ethnic tensions, and the role of religion – especially Islam – all loom large in these conflicts since 1918..."
Key Terms - Part 1
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Key Terms - Part 2
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Guided Viewing Questions
Part 2
- Part 1
- Why did the Ottoman Empire decline between 1688 and 1914?
- How were the final years of the Ottoman Empire characterized by genocide and territorial division?
- How did the modern state of Turkey emerge in the ashes of the Ottoman Empire?
- Discuss the process of decolonization in the Middle East after World War I and World War II.
- Why was decolonization in Algeria so violent?
- In what ways was the state of Israel a success?
- Why did Arabs resent the establishment of Israel in 1948 and fight with Israel in numerous wars after 1948?
Part 2
- How was Arab nationalism such a powerful force in the Middle East after 1945?
- Why did many people conclude that Arab nationalism had failed by the 1970s?
- Why did many Muslims find radical Islamic movements politically attractive?
- What conflicts did radical Islamic movements contribute to since the 1970s?
- How have radical Islamic movements failed to revive the Islamic World such that it can compete with the West?