Final Exam Study Guide: -Starting from the end of WWI discuss the development in the parts of the Ottoman Empire that today make up Turkey. This questions requires you to discuss the allied occupation‚ the Sultan’s decisions‚ the resistance‚ the resistance‚ rise of Mustafa Kemal‚ the grand national assembly…. All the way through to the treaty of Lausanne. After the End of World War I‚ the former Ottoman Empire was occupied by Allied forces who occupied the entire area of modern day Turkey. The
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policy Topic: US-Iran relations Submitted to: Sir Syed Sikander sb Submitted by: Waseem Abbas -02 Asrar Hussain -19 Department of International Relations Introduction With more than 70 million people‚ the Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most populous countries in the Middle East. In addition to this large and talented human-resource pool‚ Iran possesses a variety of natural resources
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Western World vs. Islamic World 3 Characteristics of Islam: They study the Quran Non-secular Head-wraps for women Conservative Strict Quran Conflict-driven Muslim Ruled Faith is everything Constant war with other countries surrounding them 3 Characteristics of Western: Obesity Fast paced society Freedom for women Capitalist Society Ethnocentric Religious Beliefs Vary Allies with the US Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” (1993) Professor at Harvard Wasn’t first to put
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unwittingly sparked the forces of nationalism. These nationalist forces‚ however‚ tended to have their roots in western liberal ideals of sovereignty and equality as seen in the cases of Turkey‚ Iran and Egypt. This sparked backlash from Islamist elements of society against these western ideals as seen in Iran. Therefore‚ the process of societal change kickstarted by the Ottoman Empire in response to Europe was further accelerated by the European powers themselves and expanded upon in both the political
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Isolationism: the dominant foreign policy between 1921-1941 U.S. relations with Europe after W.W.I. Washington Naval Conference‚ 1921 Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact‚ January‚ 1928 Harding-Coolidge-Hoover‚ less likely to intervene in Mexico or the Caribbean. London Naval Conference‚ a failure in 1930 Japanese invade Manchuria‚ Oct. 1931-Feb. 1933. January‚ 1932‚ Stimson Doctrine. Foreign Policy under F. D. Roosevelt‚ 1933-1939 Concerned with domestic problems‚ F.D.R. did not do much in foreign
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example of this Soviet expansion and threat was the temporary occupation of the Northern Iranian province of Azerbaijan. The USA and its allies made expansive attempts in the Middle East with Turkey getting into NATO in 1952‚ the CIA sponsored coup of Iran in 1953‚ and the invasion of the Suez Canal in 1956. In 1955‚ Washington sponsored the establishment of the Baghdad Pact‚ which was intended to serve as a diplomatic and military alliance of pro-Western states against the Soviets and their allies
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In 1979‚ there was a revolution in Iran‚ resulting in the downfall of Shah Pahlavi’s regime. Before this‚ there was enough widespread dissension for Ayatollah Khomeini‚ a religious leader who wanted to overthrow the Shah‚ to rally the people of Iran and start a revolution. This mass unrest was caused by a multitude of societal‚ economic‚ and religious problems within Iran. Many people were not satisfied with the Shah’s rule and policies‚ and in part blamed him for their adversities. Ultimately‚ the
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How significant was the presence of foreign powers as an influence on the nature and growth of Arab nationalism in the years 1900-2001? During the years 1900-2001 a number of significant interventions occurred which affected the growth and nature of Arab nationalism. Several key pressures considerably influenced a change in the nature of nationalism; including‚ economic levers‚ agreements and military presenses in the Middle East. Arab nationalism arose out of the fear of the possibility and later
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parliamentary democracy b. Revolutionary Challenges: Cuba‚ Chile‚ and Nicaragua i. The establishment of these governments provoked active resistance by the US ii. Cuba 1. Remained a colony of Spain until the Spanish-American War of 1898 2. On July 26‚ 1953‚ Fidel Castro Ruz attacked a government army barracks. The recolutionary movement that Castro came to lead in exile took the name: Twenty- Sixth of July Movement 3. The US was hostile toward Castro and toward the presence of a communist state less
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Britain worried about the spread of communism within Iran and therefore wanted Iran to be firmly against the Soviet Union. To achieve this goal‚ they aimed to rid Iran of the Mossadegh government‚ and increase the power of the Shah‚ who they were conceived would do their requests for power. The Shah‚ who was anxious to increase his power‚ approved of the coup in advance. Instead of looking at the situation objectively and representing the country of Iran‚ the shah simply acted wherever he benefited the
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