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Abdul Aziz

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established the Saudi state in 1932

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Wahhabism

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a form of Islam - austere and puritanical

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saudi government

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rule relied on Ulema (wahhabi religious leaders)

most laws derived from Koran and enforced by religious police

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impact of oil

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after WW2, it brought great wealth to the country - wealth enabled them to build the infrastructure of a modern state

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relations with West

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allied with US - needed west to develop and protect its oil

Saudi’s feared and hated communism

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promotion of Islam

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they financed Muslim charities and the building of Mosques and schools throughout the world

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revolt of 1979

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a group of saudi religious extremists denounced their rulers as corrupt and seized the great mosque at Mecca

crushed by the army

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support for Arab nationalism

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emphasised traditional and religious dimension of being an Arab - financed PLO and initiated the oil embargo of 1973

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dislike of Nasser

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disliked his brand of Arab nationalism and his socialist policies