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DSST Introduction To The Modern Middle East
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1. Party of God. Shi'a militant organization that called for the creation of an Islamic state in Lebanon
Camp David Accords
Ba'th Party
Oslo Accord
Hizbollah
2. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
Balfour Declaration
Mohammed Amin al-Husayni
Faysal
'Urabi Revolt
3. With help from the British (specifically - T.E. Lawrence) - Sharif Husayn bin Ali of Mecca led a revolt against the Ottoman Empire - in order to create an independent Arab nation. He won the battle - but received no country.
Arab Revolt of 1916
First Gulf War
Saddam Husayn
Valide Sultan
4. A form of Islamic constitutional republic.
Hizbollah
Caliphate
1973 Yom Kippur War
Maronite
5. Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi - who declared Iran a Shi'ite state. It claimed power based on its blood ties to Muhammad.
Tanzimat
Anwar Sadat
Shi'a
Safavid Empire
6. The majority branch of Islam - whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad.
Maronite
Iran-Iraq War
Sunni
Jizya
7. A Palestine-wide rebellion against Zionists and British; put down harshly by the latter.
Camp David Accords
Great Revolt of 1936-1939
Mohammed Amin al-Husayni
Hizbollah
8. Turkish nationalist leader who became the first president of modern Turkey in the 1920's and set about to modernize and Westernize Turkey - including making it more secular. Lasted for 15 years.
Shi'a
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Seljuk Empire
Tanzimat
9. July 26 - 1956 - Nasser (leader of Egypt) nationalized the Suez Canal - Oct. 29 - British - French and Israeli forces attacked Egypt. Egypt defeated its opponents soundly - with Soviet backing.
Suez Crisis
Sa'd Zaghlul
Reza Khan
Young Turks
10. Group of young Egyptian military officers - led by Nasser - which overthrew the monarchy and British advisors in 1952.
Free Officers
Millet System
Ayatollah Khomeini
Mehmet Ali
11. 1955 - A treaty supported by the West that united the defenses of Iraq - Turkey - Pakistan - and Iran - to counter the threat of the expansion of the Soviet Union.
First Gulf War
Baghdad Pact
Saddam Husayn
Iran-Iraq War
12. An empire formed by Turkish and Persian Sunnis - lasting from 1037 to 1194 A.D.
Seljuk Empire
Baghdad Pact
Capitulations
United Arab Republic
13. Creator of the Pan-Arabism movement - which advocates the creation of a united Arab state.
Jurji Zaydan
Sa'd Zaghlul
Suez Crisis
Arab Revolt of 1916
14. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1921 to 1948 - famous for his cooperation with the Nazis against the Jews.
Mohammed Amin al-Husayni
First Gulf War
Capitulations
Reza Khan
15. Brought most of the tribes of Najd under his authority and allied with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab to create the state of Saudi Arabia - defeating the House of Rashid and the Ottoman Empire.
16. Head tax paid by all nonbelievers in Islamic territories.
Balfour Declaration
Seljuk Empire
Anwar Sadat
Jizya
17. Uprising in Egypt led by Ahmad Urabi. Despite wide support - it was crushed by the British.
18. 'Restructuring' reforms by the nineteenth-century Ottoman rulers - intended to move civil law away from the control of religious elites and make the military and the bureacracy more efficient.
Six-Day War
Tanzimat
Reza Khan
Hizbollah
19. Leader of Egyptian's nationalist Wafd party; his exile by the British brought about the 1919 Egyptian Revolution - and later negotiations led to limited Egyptian independence in 1922.
20. Son of Sharif Husayn; ruler of Trans-Jordan and later first king of Jordan.
1973 Yom Kippur War
Arab Socialism
Ayatollah Khomeini
Abdallah
21. Son of Sharif Husayn; leader of Arab Revolt; later king of Iraq.
Camp David Accords
Suez Crisis
Faysal
Free Officers
22. Albanian; went to Eygpt with the Ottoman expeditionary force to drive out the French; ruler of Eygpt; instituted several Westernized reforms; put private lands under state control.
Mehmet Ali
Great Revolt of 1936-1939
Camp David Accords
Mehmed II
23. Took power following the overthrow of the monarchy. Came to power in 1954; Suez crisis was two years later. Gained great reputation at home for his handling of the crisis. Espoused a form of Pan-Arabism called Nasserism - resulting in Egypt joining w
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Balfour Declaration
Evelyn Baring
24. Ottoman sultan called the 'Conqueror'; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire.
Young Turks
Mehmed II
Sunni
Capitulations
25. A conflict - lasting from 1853 to 1856 - in which the Ottoman Empire - with the aid of Britain and France - halted Russian expansion in the region of the Black Sea.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Faysal
Intifada
Crimean War
26. Successor of Nasser and served as President of Egypt from 1970-1981; allowed the Muslim Brotherhood to operate as a political party; made peace with Israel in 1978; caused Egypt to be expelled from the Arab League; assassinated by Khalid Islambuli in
Abdul Mejid II
Balfour Declaration
Anwar Sadat
Sa'd Zaghlul
27. Infantry - originally of slave origin - armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was wiped out on the Sultan's orders in 1826.
Jizya
Janissaries
1973 Yom Kippur War
Balfour Declaration
28. Prime Minister - then Shah of Iran: Goal was to free Iran from foreign rule and modernize it - but was less successful than his contemporary - Ataturk.
Six-Day War
Millet System
Reza Khan
Jurji Zaydan
29. Secularist political party founded in 1947 - mixing Arab nationalist and Arab socialist interests - opposed to what it sees as 'Western imperialism' and calling for the 'renaissance' or 'resurrection' of the Arab World and its unity into one state.
30. The mother of an Ottoman Sultan - ruler of the harem and a very powerful woman - especially if her son was very young.
Taif Accord
Arab Revolt of 1916
Valide Sultan
Oslo Accord
31. Zionist leaders declared independence and declared the Republic of Israel. Syria - Lebanon - Jordan - Egypt and Iraq refused to recognize the nation and went to war. Arabs invaded - Israeli won.
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Intifada
Abdul Mejid II
32. Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Mainly found in Iran and a small part of Iraq. It is the state religion of Iran.
33. First leader of PLO- Palestinian liberation organization. Used aggressive terrorism to try to destroy Israel. Very actice throughout the 1970's and 1980's. To try to make peace with Israel - was put incharge of Palestinean Authority (PA).
Sa'd Zaghlul
Taif Accord
Young Turks
Yasir Arafat
34. The democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran who helped nationalize the oil industry. He was overthrown by a CIA coup in 1963.
Baghdad Pact
Sa'd Zaghlul
Saddam Husayn
Muhammad Mosaddiq
35. A loyal member of the Ba'th party and the dictator of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Extended the Ba'th influence in all aspects of Iraqi society.
Crimean War
Saddam Husayn
Yasir Arafat
Iran-Iraq War
36. 1989. End of Lebanon civil war. Gave Muslims greater role in politics. Reduced authority of President. Changed religious representation in parliament to make it more equal.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Suez Crisis
Jizya
Taif Accord
37. Agreements between the Ottoman Empire and European powers that gave European bankers and merchants high advantages.
Young Turks
Capitulations
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Ibn Sa'ud
38. The last caliph of Islam from the Ottoman Dynasty.
Tanzimat
'Urabi Revolt
Abdul Mejid II
Arab Socialism
39. The largest Christian group in Lebanon.
Sunni
Maronite
Caliphate
Crimean War
40. Socialism which emphasized the state's responsibility for guiding the economy. Usually went hand in hand with strong authoritarian governments. Unlike Marxism - it takes Islam into account - has an element of nationalism to it - and lacks a proletari
Arab Socialism
Ayatollah Khomeini
Saddam Husayn
Intifada
41. An agreement brokered by Norway after months of secret negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993. By its terms Israel and the PLO recognized each other.
Intifada
Saddam Husayn
Oslo Accord
Young Turks
42. Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel - signed in 1979. Israel agreed to withdraw its military from the Gaza Strip and West Bank; Egypt recognized Israel as a state.
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Mehmed II
Arab Revolt of 1916
Camp David Accords
43. A war (1990-1991) that took place between Iraq and the U.S./Kuwait started by Iraq invading Kuwait; First non-containment based war since WWII; Often referred to as Operation Desert Storm; Iraq lost badly.
Iran-Iraq War
First Gulf War
Mohammed Amin al-Husayni
Intifada
44. Shi'ite philosopher and cleric who led the overthrow of the shah of Iran in the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and created an Islamic republic.
Valide Sultan
Yasir Arafat
Mehmet Ali
Ayatollah Khomeini
45. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked - drove the Syrians back - and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt.
1973 Yom Kippur War
Intifada
Anwar Sadat
Evelyn Baring
46. A system used by the Ottomans whereby subjects were divided into religious communities - with each millet (nation) enjoying autonomous self-government under its religious leaders.
Anwar Sadat
Millet System
Sa'd Zaghlul
Iran-Iraq War
47. A failed union of Egypt and Syria under Nasser that lasted from 1958 to 1961.
United Arab Republic
Valide Sultan
Camp David Accords
1948 Arab-Israeli War
48. Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire - the Ottoman Empire was based in Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453 to 1922. After World War I - the Allies partitioned it into protec
Ottoman Empire
Abdul Mejid II
Suez Crisis
Jurji Zaydan
49. Group of revolutionary and nationalistic Turks who revolted against Ottoman empire in 1908 - attempting to bring reform - and then sided with the central powers in WWI.
Faysal
Maronite
1973 Yom Kippur War
Young Turks
50. British administrator in Egypt - later the Earl of Cromer; reformed economy to improve peasants while still maintaining commercial interests there.
Mehmet Ali
Evelyn Baring
Great Revolt of 1936-1939
Safavid Empire