DP History Questionbank

Description

This section deals with the issues of nationalism, communalism, modernization and westernization in the Middle East post-1945. It requires examination of the issues of domestic reforms and the extent to which they proved acceptable and/or successful in achieving their aims, as well as consideration of the influence of outside interference on developments within the region generally or in specific states. Relationships between Arab states and the relationship of Arab states (individually and/or collectively) with Israel following the war of 1973 should also be investigated.

• Egypt under Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak: nature of the state; political developments; economic and social policies

• Modernization and Westernization under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in Iran: impact of Western influence; White Revolution; nature of society; 1979 Revolution

• Lebanon: civil wars, outside interference and reconstruction; confessional state; economic tensions; growth of militias and PLO

• Pan-Arabism: the UAR and the search for Arab leadership and unity; short-lived nature of UAR; longer-term impact on Islamic unity

• The Arab world and Israel: uneasy relations and conflicts; attempts at peacemaking; tensions caused by consequences of conflict (Occupied Territories, Intifada)

• Case study of one Middle Eastern state (excluding Egypt): the nature of the government; domestic policies; opposition and dissent (suitable examples could be Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria or any other relevant state)

Directly related questions

• 16N.3op5a.HL.TZ0.21:

  Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Nasser and Sadat.

• 16N.3op5a.HL.TZ0.22:

  “The issue of the Occupied Territories was the major obstacle to peace in the period up to 2000.” Discuss.