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Two Africas Decolonialization By 1980 All but 5 Independent… Lots of Growing Pains! Relationships with the West

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North Africa Algeria Revolted (Fr.) in 1954 Independence in ’62 Kept Eco. Ties to France

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N. African/ME independence

Libya: 

Libya Muammar Qaddafi Sponsored International Terrorism Showdown in the Gulf of Sidra

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Trends? Decolonialization Pan-Africanism Growing Pains… Pol Eco Soc Often Violent…

Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) (Ind. In 1957): 

Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) (Ind. In 1957)

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Kenya’s Mau Mau Movement Terrorism to Oust Foreigners

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Became President in 1964 Daniel Moi

The Congo – to Zaire: 

Mobutu Sese Seko Laurent Kabila The Congo – to Zaire

African Dictators…: 

African Dictators… Idi Amin (Uganda) Sekou Toure (Guinea)

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Hutus vs. Tutsis In Rwanda (Ethnic Cleansing)

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South Africa Rhodesia Became Zimbabwe Union of S. Africa African National Party (ANC) Fought Apartheid

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Led by Nelson Mandela In the 80s, Br. Did Initiate Reform In the 90s, Mandela Became President of the Rep. of S.A.

Current Issues: 

Current Issues Political Instability (Still) Gap Between Rich and Poor Overpopulation Malnutrition Women’s Issues AIDS Is Widespread Illiteracy – Near 70%!

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M I D D L E E A S T

Generalizations…: 

Generalizations… The New “Powder Keg” Continuations? (Like Pan-Arabism) Departures? Some Case Studies…

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Distribution of Religion In the Region

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Lebanon Created Out of Syria to Create a Home for Christians Both Granted Independence Both Became Volatile Indirect Br. Rule ‘til the 50s King Faisal Ousted (Iraq) in ’58 Jordan Kicked Out Pro-Br. Gov’t

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Coup in ’52 King Faruq Out… In, Gamal Abdel Nasser In 1956, a Crisis

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He Nationalized the Canal Israel, GB, Fr. Invaded Suez Crisis (1956) Solution? U.S. and USSR Called for an Immediate Withdrawal UN Sent “Peacekeepers” Crisis Ended…Kinda!

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More Recently… Close Ties with U.S. President Hosni Mubarak…

Iran: 

Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Iran Mohammad Mossadegh

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Launched the “White Revolution” Aided by U.S. By the 70s, Problems (Shi’ite) Muslim Fundamentalism Led by…

Ayatollah Khomeini: 

Ayatollah Khomeini

The Iranian Hostage Crisis: 

The Iranian Hostage Crisis Jan, 1979 – the Shah Left Iran Demanded Him Returned In the Fall, Allowed into U.S. Nov – Took Americans Hostage U.S. Response? Impact?

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It Would Last 444 Days!

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Iran-Iraq War (1980 – 1988) Shi’ite (Iran) vs. Sunni (Iraq) Muslims!

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei

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Overshadowed All Other Issues Nature of the Problem? Recall the Br. Plan?

Background: 

Background Recall the Zionist Movement Impact of the Holocaust 1947 – UN Recommended the Partitioning of Palestine Muslims Objected May, 1948 – Israel Created (Itself) Trouble Began Immediately… Still, Israel Build a Strong Nation…

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David Bengurion Golda Meir

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What Happened? 1948? 1956? 1967? 1973?

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Six Day War (’67) Yom Kippur War (’73)

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During the October War, OPEC (1960) Found a Weapon…

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A Sign of the Times…Then

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…and More Recently

Camp David Accords: 

Menacham Begin Anwar Sadat Camp David Accords

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Since the 80s Bad News… Intifada (Uprising)

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Yasir Arafat P.L.O. (1964)

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President Moshe Katzav Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

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Can There Be Peace?

Saddam Hussein: 

Saddam Hussein

Background…: 

Background… Iraq Invaded Kuwait in Hopes of Raising Oil Prices Response: Operation Desert Shield It Became…

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The Persian Gulf War 26 Nations War Lasted 1.5 Months Almost as Many Bombs Dropped as in WWII Coalition Achieved Its Objective…

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Osama Bin Laden Sep 11, 2001 Part of the “Axis of Evil”

Pakistan: 

Pakistan A Muslim Nation Dominated by Military Pakistan Did Fragment… 1971 – Bangladesh Broke Away Its Nation-Building…

Nation-Building : 

Nation-Building Benazir Bhutto Gen. Pervez Musharraf

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So Many Problems… Environmental Political Economic Technological

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Except for the Final Test!!!