HIST 1007 Chapter : The Middle East
Document Summary
Pan-arab nationalism: response to the formation of israel movement toward a formation of a unified. Arab state against it in the 1950s: egypt under nasser, gamel abdel nasser r. 1952-1970: kicked british out of egypt. Leader of egypt and pan-arab nationalist movement: the six-day war 1967: gets arab nations to prepare for war against israel, israel prepares for war, israelis manage to defeat arabs. Marks turning point in middle east israel now occupies west bank and gaza, opens. Jerusalem to jewish movement: nasser"s prestige declines however hope for arab revival continues, the baathist party: freedom, unity, socialism, forms in many arab nations, program the same as nasser"s, party of saddam hussein. Iraq since wwi: composition, kurds 15, shiites 60, sunnis 37, the british mandate 1920-1932, claim their colony a revolt ensues. Brief period of unity in iraq to drive out british, unsuccessful, british win: creates some feeling of iraqi nationalism, british set up constitutional monarchy for self-rule in iraq.
