Exam 29: Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Fifty years after independence,what are the present responsibilities,if any,that the former imperialist European nations owe to Africa?

Identify the following terms. -Yasir Arafat,the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),and al-Fatah

Julius Nyerere of Tanzania promoted the ideals of democracy and capitalism through his Arusha Declaration of 1967.

Is it accurate to claim that Turkey and Iran,both non-Arabic societies,may be the two most influential countries in the Middle East? Why or why not?

Identify the following terms. -"Bantustans"

More than sixty-five percent of the AIDS cases reported around the world are in Africa.

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

Identify the following terms. -F.W.de Klerk and Nelson Mandela

The tragic situation in the Central African states of Rwanda and Burundi was the conflict between

In 1990,Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia,an action that led to "Operation Desert Storm."

The two Muslim states in the Middle East that gave greater rights to women before 1980 were

Identify the following terms. -Syria's Ba'ath Party

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

Compare and contrast developments in the Middle East during the era preceding World War II with those of the war years and after.Are the changes due primarily to the war's impact on the peoples of the Middle East or on other factors? Why? What are the main sources of discord in the Middle East today? How do they contribute to the popularity of radical terrorist organizations in the region?

Economic development in Africa has been difficult for all of the following reasons except

In the years since the nations of Africa attained independence,

Identify the following terms. -Palestinian refugees

Identify the following terms. -African Economic Community (AEC),1991

A stabilizing factor in this African nation is an unwritten agreement that allows Christians and Muslims to alternate terms in holding the presidency.

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.