Unit 21: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Africa & the Middle East
Topic 21.17: Post-war developments in the Middle East (1945–2000) Questions
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Choose the correct answer: Which territory did Egypt occupy after the 1948–49 Arab–Israeli War?
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Choose the correct answer: Which Jewish underground group carried out the 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem?
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Which programme of reforms did the Shah of Iran launch from 1963, including land redistribution and votes for women?
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Choose the correct answer: In which year did the UN vote to partition Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state?
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Choose the correct answer: What did Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalise in July 1956, triggering the Suez Crisis?
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In which year did Egypt merge with Syria to form the United Arab Republic (UAR)?
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What was the main aim of Sadat's infitah policy?
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Choose the correct answer: Which territories did Israel capture from Jordan during the 1967 Six Day War?
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Which event led directly to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) relocating its base to Lebanon?
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Compare and contrast the causes of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 1967 Six Day War.
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Discuss the causes and consequences of Sadat's infitah (open door) economic policy in Egypt.
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To what extent was Sadat's assassination in 1981 a result of his domestic economic policies rather than his foreign policy?
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Discuss the role of religion in political developments in the Middle East between 1970 and 1990, with reference to Iran and Lebanon.
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According to Lebanon's 1943 National Pact, which religious group was guaranteed the position of prime minister?
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Discuss the reasons why the Arab states failed to prevent the establishment of Israel in 1948.
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To what extent did the Nakba shape the long-term Arab–Israeli conflict?
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Evaluate the success of the White Revolution in maintaining the Shah's rule in Iran.
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Evaluate the impact of the 1948–49 Arab–Israeli War on the region.
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Evaluate the impact of foreign intervention on the course of the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990).
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Examine the reasons for the growth of Pan-Arabism in Egypt between 1954 and 1970.
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