Suggested Modern Middle East Topics and Opinion Questions: Country studies (choose one: Syria‚ Lebanon‚ Jordan‚ Qatar‚ Kuwait‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Egypt) When and how did _________ become a modern country‚ and what are the most significant political/economic/social issues it faces currently? (For this question‚ you will have to describe how and when the country became free of any Western‚ imperial powers after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.) Israel/Palestine (choose 1 research question) Why is the Golan Heights a conflict area
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7The Great War Begins Underlying Causes Nationalism- built on “we”‚ common culture‚ history and language‚ defines us as a nation‚ also defined in who we are NOT‚ opposition‚ contradistinction to others Militarism- heavy spending‚ defend sacred borders Industrialization- scramble for scarce resources (ex: coal steal became coveted & cotton) around the world Imperialism Alliances- against rivals‚ build networks of security The Spark: Franz Ferdinand (assassination) air to Austrian throne 1914:
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Was the United States Responsible For the Development of the Cold War? The events that led up to the Cold War shows that the Soviet Union‚ not the United States‚ was responsible for the development of the Cold War. There were many ideological differences between the two superpowers. The Soviet Union wanted a weak Germany and a communist government. The United States and there allies wanted a democratic government and a strong Germany. The United States was also worried over the Soviet spreading
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Race After fighting alongside each other in the Second World War to defeat a common enemy‚ differing political ideologies resulted in high tensions between the United States and the U.S.S.R. The Soviet communist government‚ initiated during the Bolshevik Revolution‚ posed a direct threat to the goal of the United States to spread democracy and capitalism across the globe. These rising tensions manifested themselves in the form of the Cold War-a series of conflicts and antagonism between the two nations
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The period of the Cold war began in 1945 following World War II after the defeat of Hitler‚ Germany and Japan. The Cold War wasn’t a one time event‚ rather it was a long period of fighting between the leadership of the Western World and Eastern Europe. The two countries known as superpowers led the charge with the Western side led by the USA and Eastern Europe led by the Soviet Union. Although once allies during World War II‚ mistrust with the leadership of Joseph Stalin and his leadership caused
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Cold War Ideology and Policies Billie Jo Wallace Axia College of University of Phoenix Professor Shaun Sullivan January 13‚ 2007 Cold War Ideology and Policies The Cold War is a term used to describe a mostly nonviolent conflict primarily between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States (US) beginning in 1945. The USSR’s military might and the US’s nuclear capabilities defined the Cold War. Neither country was willing to start an all out war. The USSR and the US
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Reagan refused to continue with jimmy Carter’s Détente policy. Regan party argued that the policy relaxed the tension in the communist‚ but did not work for a long. For example‚ the Soviet invaded Afghanistan causing the United States disadvantage in the Middle East (9321). Ronald Regan changed of mind in handling the soviet‚ through military measures and diplomatic relationship contributed to the end of the cold war. Reagan’s military tactics was acknowledged by the secretary of Defense Casper
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Graph of the GDP of the east Asian countries [pic] The largest GAP is Singapore‚ the second largest is Hong Kong‚ and the smallest is Philippines. [pic] The GDP grow fastest is Taiwan . And China experienced the most volatile growth. Growth rates for Japan and South Korea [pic] In 1960‚ Japans has a largest growth rate for highest periods and the lowest growth rate was in 2009. And South Korea has the highest growth rate in 1999‚ and the lowest growth rate in 1998. 4. Most
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specific area: South East Asia. Singapore is the 14th largest exporter and the 15th largest importer in the world. Historically‚ international trade has strongly influenced the economy. According to the WTO (world trade organization)‚ Singapore has the highest trade to GDP (Gross domestic products) ratio in the world at 407.9 percent. Due to its geostrategic location (Singapore is an island situated South East Asia and is part of the cities of the ‘4 dragons’) and developed port facilities
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The Impact of Global Economic Crisis in the Middle East Impact of Global Economic Crisis in Middle East Page 1 Table of Contents Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4 Background .............................................................
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