logging in or signing up 21p modern middle east65 Gavril Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 100 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: December 31, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: Two Africas Decolonialization By 1980 All but 5 Independent… Lots of Growing Pains! Relationships with the WestSlide2: North Africa Algeria Revolted (Fr.) in 1954 Independence in ’62 Kept Eco. Ties to FranceSlide3: N. African/ME independenceLibya: Libya Muammar Qaddafi Sponsored International Terrorism Showdown in the Gulf of SidraSlide5: Trends? Decolonialization Pan-Africanism Growing Pains… Pol Eco Soc Often Violent…Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) (Ind. In 1957): Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) (Ind. In 1957)Slide7: Kenya’s Mau Mau Movement Terrorism to Oust ForeignersSlide8: Became President in 1964 Daniel Moi The Congo – to Zaire: Mobutu Sese Seko Laurent Kabila The Congo – to ZaireAfrican Dictators…: African Dictators… Idi Amin (Uganda) Sekou Toure (Guinea)Slide11: Hutus vs. Tutsis In Rwanda (Ethnic Cleansing)Slide12: South Africa Rhodesia Became Zimbabwe Union of S. Africa African National Party (ANC) Fought ApartheidSlide13: 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%!Slide15: M I D D L E E A S T Generalizations…: Generalizations… The New “Powder Keg” Continuations? (Like Pan-Arabism) Departures? Some Case Studies…Slide17: Distribution of Religion In the RegionSlide18: 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’tSlide19: Coup in ’52 King Faruq Out… In, Gamal Abdel Nasser In 1956, a CrisisSlide20: 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!Slide21: More Recently… Close Ties with U.S. President Hosni Mubarak…Iran: Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Iran Mohammad MossadeghSlide23: Launched the “White Revolution” Aided by U.S. By the 70s, Problems (Shi’ite) Muslim Fundamentalism Led by… Ayatollah Khomeini: Ayatollah KhomeiniThe 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?Slide26: It Would Last 444 Days!Slide27: Iran-Iraq War (1980 – 1988) Shi’ite (Iran) vs. Sunni (Iraq) Muslims!Slide28: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei Slide29: 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…Slide32: David Bengurion Golda Meir Slide33: What Happened? 1948? 1956? 1967? 1973?Slide34: Six Day War (’67) Yom Kippur War (’73)Slide36: During the October War, OPEC (1960) Found a Weapon…Slide37: A Sign of the Times…ThenSlide38: …and More RecentlyCamp David Accords: Menacham Begin Anwar Sadat Camp David AccordsSlide41: Since the 80s Bad News… Intifada (Uprising)Slide42: Yasir Arafat P.L.O. (1964)Slide43: President Moshe Katzav Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Slide44: Can There Be Peace?Saddam Hussein: Saddam HusseinBackground…: Background… Iraq Invaded Kuwait in Hopes of Raising Oil Prices Response: Operation Desert Shield It Became…Slide49: The Persian Gulf War 26 Nations War Lasted 1.5 Months Almost as Many Bombs Dropped as in WWII Coalition Achieved Its Objective…Slide50: 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 MusharrafSlide56: So Many Problems… Environmental Political Economic Technological Slide64: Except for the Final Test!!! You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
21p modern middle east65 Gavril Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 100 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: December 31, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: Two Africas Decolonialization By 1980 All but 5 Independent… Lots of Growing Pains! Relationships with the WestSlide2: North Africa Algeria Revolted (Fr.) in 1954 Independence in ’62 Kept Eco. Ties to FranceSlide3: N. African/ME independenceLibya: Libya Muammar Qaddafi Sponsored International Terrorism Showdown in the Gulf of SidraSlide5: Trends? Decolonialization Pan-Africanism Growing Pains… Pol Eco Soc Often Violent…Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) (Ind. In 1957): Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana) (Ind. In 1957)Slide7: Kenya’s Mau Mau Movement Terrorism to Oust ForeignersSlide8: Became President in 1964 Daniel Moi The Congo – to Zaire: Mobutu Sese Seko Laurent Kabila The Congo – to ZaireAfrican Dictators…: African Dictators… Idi Amin (Uganda) Sekou Toure (Guinea)Slide11: Hutus vs. Tutsis In Rwanda (Ethnic Cleansing)Slide12: South Africa Rhodesia Became Zimbabwe Union of S. Africa African National Party (ANC) Fought ApartheidSlide13: 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%!Slide15: M I D D L E E A S T Generalizations…: Generalizations… The New “Powder Keg” Continuations? (Like Pan-Arabism) Departures? Some Case Studies…Slide17: Distribution of Religion In the RegionSlide18: 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’tSlide19: Coup in ’52 King Faruq Out… In, Gamal Abdel Nasser In 1956, a CrisisSlide20: 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!Slide21: More Recently… Close Ties with U.S. President Hosni Mubarak…Iran: Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi Iran Mohammad MossadeghSlide23: Launched the “White Revolution” Aided by U.S. By the 70s, Problems (Shi’ite) Muslim Fundamentalism Led by… Ayatollah Khomeini: Ayatollah KhomeiniThe 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?Slide26: It Would Last 444 Days!Slide27: Iran-Iraq War (1980 – 1988) Shi’ite (Iran) vs. Sunni (Iraq) Muslims!Slide28: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei Slide29: 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…Slide32: David Bengurion Golda Meir Slide33: What Happened? 1948? 1956? 1967? 1973?Slide34: Six Day War (’67) Yom Kippur War (’73)Slide36: During the October War, OPEC (1960) Found a Weapon…Slide37: A Sign of the Times…ThenSlide38: …and More RecentlyCamp David Accords: Menacham Begin Anwar Sadat Camp David AccordsSlide41: Since the 80s Bad News… Intifada (Uprising)Slide42: Yasir Arafat P.L.O. (1964)Slide43: President Moshe Katzav Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Slide44: Can There Be Peace?Saddam Hussein: Saddam HusseinBackground…: Background… Iraq Invaded Kuwait in Hopes of Raising Oil Prices Response: Operation Desert Shield It Became…Slide49: The Persian Gulf War 26 Nations War Lasted 1.5 Months Almost as Many Bombs Dropped as in WWII Coalition Achieved Its Objective…Slide50: 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 MusharrafSlide56: So Many Problems… Environmental Political Economic Technological Slide64: Except for the Final Test!!!