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

The formal establishment of the new state of Israel in May, 1948,

Twentieth century efforts to modernize Islam have been most successful in

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "African form of socialism"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Iran's Muhmmad Ahmadinejad

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sudan's Muslim pastoralists and Christian farmers

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Taliban and Osama bin Laden

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Egypt's Gamal Abdul Nasser and the Suez Canal

Discuss the impact of change in Africa over the course of the twentieth century. In what areas of society have there been the most dramatic changes, and where have continuity of traditional ways held fast? Be specific and give examples.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). AIDS

Which group in Africa has been most strongly influenced by Western culture?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 1967 Six-Day War, the West Bank and the Golan Heights

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). neocolonialism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Abioseh Nicol's "A Truly Married Woman"

Uhuru is Arabic for "liberty."

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Rwanda and Burundi and Hutus and Tutsis

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Organization of African Unity (OAU)

"Islamic traditionalism is defining the present Middle East and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future." Discuss, pro and con.

In recent years, the modernist view of women's role has prevailed throughout the Middle East.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin, and the Camp David Agreement