Nationalism In The Middle East

25 July 2022

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Islamic clerics criticized the shah of Iran because they...

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disapproved of his Westernization policies.

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The Arab League was an organization established in 1945 to...

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coordinate political goals among six Arab nations.

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Why did Western nations become interested in Saudi Arabia during the twentieth century?

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Oil was discovered on the Arabian peninsula.

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What is an ayatollah?

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a religious leader of Iran

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Who pushed the British out of Persia in the 1920s, and renamed the country Iran?

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Reza Pahlavi

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Which statement best describes Hamas?

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Hamas is a Palestinian group that opposes Israeli rule.

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What led to widespread protests in Iran in 2009?

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charges of election fraud