Exam 37: Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present

Rwanda gained its independence from

Evaluate Egypt's role in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Discuss the Kenyan independence movement.

Neocolonialism has led to new colonies under European rule in several African states.

What was the anti-apartheid organization led by Nelson Mandela in South Africa called?

Discuss the main Muslim responses to the challenges of Western dominance and the permanent Israeli presence.

Which of these was a key cause of the 1952 revolution in Egypt?

Which country controlled large areas of the eastern and south Africa in 1945?

Islamic reformism was especially opposed to

Which British prime minister in 1960 spoke of the "wind of change" sweeping across Africa?

Israeli independence was immediately recognized by both the United States and USSR.

Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait's oil rich nation to recover economic losses caused by

The Young Turks were the first example of Islamic modernism.

What was used by Julius Nyerere to unite Tanganyika to gain independence in 1961?

Which of these was the goal of the PLO?

Which of these countries instituted apartheid after World War II?

Which country's colonies sought independence, resulting in conflict that took the lives of Patrice Lumumba and UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld?

Which country controlled most of West Africa in 1945?

Nasser provoked an international crisis in 1956 by attempting to seize the Sinai Peninsula from Israel.

Discuss the adoption of terrorism by Islamic fundamentalists.