Question 1

For a brief period between 1958 and 1961, Egypt merged with what nation to form the United Arab Republic?

Accepted Answer

A) Jordan. 
B) Iraq. 
C) Syria. 
D) Saudi Arabia. 
E) Lebanon. 
A) Jordan. 
B) Iraq. 
C) Syria. 
D) Saudi Arabia. 
E) Lebanon.

Question 2

The following are true of the African National Congress except

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A) it was originally led by Western-inclined intellectuals who had little popular support. 
B) it was initially aimed at achieving full equality for the educated native population through peaceful means. 
C) its policies met with cooperative reactions from the white majority who held power. 
D) in time, its policies became more prone to the use of violence to achieve its goals. 
E) its original goal was to achieve economic and political reforms "within the system." 
A) it was originally led by Western-inclined intellectuals who had little popular support. 
B) it was initially aimed at achieving full equality for the educated native population through peaceful means. 
C) its policies met with cooperative reactions from the white majority who held power. 
D) in time, its policies became more prone to the use of violence to achieve its goals. 
E) its original goal was to achieve economic and political reforms "within the system."

Question 3

All of the following are true about the economies of the Middle East except

Accepted Answer

A) the socialist economies in the region have been more prosperous than capitalist ones. 
B) no nation in the region has attempted to create a Leninist socioeconomic system. 
C) a lack of adequate water resources and rapid population growth have created serious economic problems in the region. 
D) emigration has served as a type of wealth re-distributor in the region. 
E) that uneven oil income has caused vast differences in wealth distribution in the region. 
A) the socialist economies in the region have been more prosperous than capitalist ones. 
B) no nation in the region has attempted to create a Leninist socioeconomic system. 
C) a lack of adequate water resources and rapid population growth have created serious economic problems in the region. 
D) emigration has served as a type of wealth re-distributor in the region. 
E) that uneven oil income has caused vast differences in wealth distribution in the region.

Question 4

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established in 1964 with the sponsorship of which Arab country?​

Accepted Answer

A) Algeria 
B) Syria 
C) Egypt 
D) Jordan 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Algeria 
B) Syria 
C) Egypt 
D) Jordan 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Accepted Answer

Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kabi

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Palestinian refugees

Accepted Answer

Palestinian refugees are individuals who

Question 7

Which of the following is not correct about the events of the Arab-Israeli dispute in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A) The intifada of Russian immigrants divided Israeli opinion, ending peace efforts. 
B) Militant Palestinian terrorists have made many Israelis concerned about their security. 
C) Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Islamic militants. 
D) Arab-Israeli peace talks produced a tentative, partial peace agreement in 1993. 
E) Jewish settlements on the West Bank have angered and frustrated many Palestinians. 
A) The intifada of Russian immigrants divided Israeli opinion, ending peace efforts. 
B) Militant Palestinian terrorists have made many Israelis concerned about their security. 
C) Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Islamic militants. 
D) Arab-Israeli peace talks produced a tentative, partial peace agreement in 1993. 
E) Jewish settlements on the West Bank have angered and frustrated many Palestinians.

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin, and the Camp David Accords

Accepted Answer

Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin were p

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Tanzania's Julius Nyerere's Arusha Declaration

Accepted Answer

The Arusha Declaration was a political s

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

Accepted Answer

Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial

Question 11

In terms of the chronology of decolonization, it is accurate to say that

Accepted Answer

A) the first black African nation to become independent was the Congo, called the Banana Coast. 
B) the African National Congress became increasingly radical as its modest initial goals were rejected by white South African governments. 
C) Ahmad Ben Bella convinced Britain to proclaim Sudanese independence in 1988. 
D) Portugal left Angola in 1949. 
E) France willingly granted Algeria its independence in 1948. 
A) the first black African nation to become independent was the Congo, called the Banana Coast. 
B) the African National Congress became increasingly radical as its modest initial goals were rejected by white South African governments. 
C) Ahmad Ben Bella convinced Britain to proclaim Sudanese independence in 1988. 
D) Portugal left Angola in 1949. 
E) France willingly granted Algeria its independence in 1948.

Question 12

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized, in part because of

Accepted Answer

A) the 1981 assassination of Sadat by Jewish militants. 
B) the refusal of many non-Islamic states to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
C) Israeli's policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territories. 
D) Ronald Reagan's election as the United States president. 
E) the death of King Faisal. 
A) the 1981 assassination of Sadat by Jewish militants. 
B) the refusal of many non-Islamic states to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
C) Israeli's policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territories. 
D) Ronald Reagan's election as the United States president. 
E) the death of King Faisal.

Question 13

In his 2010 novel , To the End of the Land , which Israeli author writes of an ordinary Israeli family living amid constant conflict and loss, and was consequently labeled the moral conscience of his nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Amos Oz. 
B) 
A)  B. Yehoshua. 
C) David Grossman. 
D) Aviv Geffen. 
E) Yahya Ayash. 
A) Amos Oz. 
B) 
A)  B. Yehoshua. 
C) David Grossman. 
D) Aviv Geffen. 
E) Yahya Ayash.

Question 14

In the Six Day War of June, 1967, which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Israeli forces seized control of the West Bank of the Jordan River. 
B) The Golan Heights were taken from Syria. 
C) An Arab blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba was broken. 
D) All Palestinians were driven from Israeli-held territory. 
E) The city of Jerusalem was occupied. 
A) Israeli forces seized control of the West Bank of the Jordan River. 
B) The Golan Heights were taken from Syria. 
C) An Arab blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba was broken. 
D) All Palestinians were driven from Israeli-held territory. 
E) The city of Jerusalem was occupied.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Israel and Palestine

Accepted Answer

Israel and Palestine are terms that refe

Question 16

Nigeria is the largest African nation in population, and among the wealthiest based on oil reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

"Islamic fundamentalism is the defining movement in the present Middle East and will remain so into the foreseeable future." Discuss, pro and con.

Accepted Answer

Pro:
Islamic fundamentalism has indeed p

Question 18

All Israeli governments have been composed of coalitions of several political parties because

Accepted Answer

A) of the diverse population and large area of the country. 
B) the Knesset used the American electoral system. 
C) the nation was composed of two sharply divided political parties. 
D) the nation was composed of many political parties having diverse interests. 
E) a complete disinterest in politics by most Israelis. 
A) of the diverse population and large area of the country. 
B) the Knesset used the American electoral system. 
C) the nation was composed of two sharply divided political parties. 
D) the nation was composed of many political parties having diverse interests. 
E) a complete disinterest in politics by most Israelis.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
AIDS

Accepted Answer

AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficienc

Question 20

The shortage of labor in the oil-producing states such as Saudi Arabia has led to importation of migratory workers from other nations in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

For a brief period between 1958 and 1961, Egypt merged with what nation to form the United Arab Republic?

The following are true of the African National Congress except

All of the following are true about the economies of the Middle East except

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established in 1964 with the sponsorship of which Arab country?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Palestinian refugees

Which of the following is not correct about the events of the Arab-Israeli dispute in recent years?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin, and the Camp David Accords

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Tanzania's Julius Nyerere's Arusha Declaration

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

In terms of the chronology of decolonization, it is accurate to say that

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized, in part because of

In his 2010 novel , To the End of the Land , which Israeli author writes of an ordinary Israeli family living amid constant conflict and loss, and was consequently labeled the moral conscience of his nation?

In the Six Day War of June, 1967, which of the following is not true?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Israel and Palestine

Nigeria is the largest African nation in population, and among the wealthiest based on oil reserves.

"Islamic fundamentalism is the defining movement in the present Middle East and will remain so into the foreseeable future." Discuss, pro and con.

All Israeli governments have been composed of coalitions of several political parties because

Instructions: Identify the following terms. AIDS

The shortage of labor in the oil-producing states such as Saudi Arabia has led to importation of migratory workers from other nations in the Middle East.

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Toward the Pacific Century

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Exam 16: Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

For a brief period between 1958 and 1961, Egypt merged with what nation to form the United Arab Republic?

The following are true of the African National Congress except

All of the following are true about the economies of the Middle East except

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established in 1964 with the sponsorship of which Arab country?​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Mobutu Sese Seko and Laurent-Désiré Kabila

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Palestinian refugees

Which of the following is not correct about the events of the Arab-Israeli dispute in recent years?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin, and the Camp David Accords

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Tanzania's Julius Nyerere's Arusha Declaration

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jomo Kenyatta and KANU

In terms of the chronology of decolonization, it is accurate to say that

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized, in part because of

In his 2010 novel , To the End of the Land , which Israeli author writes of an ordinary Israeli family living amid constant conflict and loss, and was consequently labeled the moral conscience of his nation?

In the Six Day War of June, 1967, which of the following is not true?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Israel and Palestine

Nigeria is the largest African nation in population, and among the wealthiest based on oil reserves.

"Islamic fundamentalism is the defining movement in the present Middle East and will remain so into the foreseeable future." Discuss, pro and con.

All Israeli governments have been composed of coalitions of several political parties because

Instructions: Identify the following terms. AIDS

The shortage of labor in the oil-producing states such as Saudi Arabia has led to importation of migratory workers from other nations in the Middle East.

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Toward the Pacific Century

Filters

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was established in 1964 with the sponsorship of which Arab country?