Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini

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Question 2

Do the factors underlying fundamentalism in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have any common causes or consequences? Why or why not?

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The factors underlying fundamentalism in...

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-uhuru

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Uhuru is a Swahili word that means "free...

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-pan-Arabism and the United Arab Republic

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Pan-Arabism is an ideology that advocate...

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Saddam Hussein and Kuwait

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Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician w...

Question 6

The author who despaired of the corruption of the new national leaders such as Nkrumah was ​

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A)  ​Ayi Kwei Armah, ​The Beautiful Ones are not Yet Born
B)  ​Chinua Achebe, ​Things Fall Apart
C)  ​Sefi Atta, Everything Good Will Come
D)  ​Yasmina Khadra, The Swallows of Kabul
E)  ​Elechi Amadi, Sunset in BiafraF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

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

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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.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-1948 Israeli-Arab war

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The 1948 Israeli-Arab War, also known as...

Question 9

As a result of Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956,

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A)  Egypt was attacked by the British, the French, and the Israelis.
B)  the Israelis supported Egypt in revenge for the holocaust.
C)  the Eisenhower administration secured control of the canal for the Europeans by sending in a United States occupation force.
D)  the Israelis retained perpetual control of the Sinai Peninsula.
E)  the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Iran-Iraq War

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The Iran-Iraq War was a protracted armed...

Question 11

Women were first admitted to university in Iran in 1962.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One dramatic example of pan-Islamic sentiment occurred on September 11, 2001.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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The Ba'ath Party in Syria, officially kn...

Question 14

The first coalition attempted under the auspices of Pan-Arabism was led by ​

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A)  ​Moammar Quadaffi
B)  ​Omar Al-Bashir
C)  ​Zaki Al-Arsuzi
D)  ​King Farouk
E)  ​Gamal Abdul NasserF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The East African term for the people who have achieved a high level of financial success is

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A)  hokees.
B)  dash.
C)  wabenzi.
D)  chai.
E)  bonsella.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

How does the role of nationalism, tradition, and religion play a factor in the relative inability of Africa to ​achieve unity? What factors made African decolonization so much more difficult than in India, Latin America, or Southeast Asia?

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The role of nationalism, tradition, and ...

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Wole Soyinka's The Interpreters

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"The Interpreters" is a novel written by...

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-"African form of socialism"

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The term "African form of socialism" ref...

Question 20

In Sudan, there was long-term conflict ​between

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A)  ​Muslim pastoralists versus Christian farmers
B)  ​sedentary Hutus versus pastoral Tutsis.
C)  ​urban supporters of Umaru Yar'Adua versus civilian majority supporters of Olusegun Obasanjo
D)  Pan-Islamic president Omar Al-Bashir versus ​pro-western leadership of Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
E)  ​South Sudanese speakers of English or Sudanese (modern)  ArabicF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Identify the following terms. -uhuru

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Identify the following terms. -Iran-Iraq War

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Do the factors underlying fundamentalism in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have any common causes or consequences? Why or why not?

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Identify the following terms. -pan-Arabism and the United Arab Republic

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Identify the following terms. -1948 Israeli-Arab war

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Identify the following terms. -Wole Soyinka's The Interpreters

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

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Identify the following terms. -Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini

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