Overview, Important Information

Question 1

Egyptian Leaders from independence - 2011

Answer 1

Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954-1970
Anwar Sadat (1970-1981)
Gamal Mubarak (1981-2011)

Question 2

Countries Implicated in the 2011 Arab Uprisings

Answer 2

Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, Bahrain

Question 3

Leaders deposed during the 2011 Arab Uprisings

Answer 3

Ben Ali, Mubarak, Gadaffi, Ali Abdullah Saleh (Resigned in 2012)

Question 4

Years of independence of Middle Eastern countries

Answer 4

Algeria: 1962
Tunisia: 1956
Egypt: 1922*
Jordan: 1946
Syria: 1946
Lebanon: 1946
Saudi Arabia: 1932
Yemen: 1967
Iraq: 1932

Question 5

States that were French colonies

Answer 5

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Lebanon

Question 6

States that were under British control

Answer 6

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Yemen

Question 7

Figures of importance in Egypt

Answer 7

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak, ElBaridi, Khaled Said, Lord Cromer, King Farouk

Question 8

Signatories of the 1955 Baghdad Pact

Answer 8

Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey and the UK

Question 9

Key historians Imperialism

Answer 9

Prochaska (Bone), McDougall (French Algeria), Daly (British Egypt), Efrati (British Iraq)

Question 10

Key historians International Politics

Answer 10

Malcolm Kerr (Arab Cold War), Sayigh and Shlaim (Cold War), Rashid Khalidi (Lead to Suez War), Citino (Saudi Arabia)

Question 11

State Formation Key Historians

Answer 11

Roger Owen (Arab presidents for life), Joseph Sassoon (Development of Arab republics and leadership style/personality as well as Syria), Hinnesbusch (Sadat and Egypt), Schlumberger (opposition in Arab states during 70s and 80s, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan)

Question 12

2011 Uprisings key Historians

Answer 12

Zemni (background in Tunisia), Bassiouni (Social and economic factors in build up to rev), Gunning and Zvi Baron (Downfall of Mubarak over course of 00s), Hajj Salih (Background to Syria and events of uprising.