Case Study 2: The Middle East (Grade 11 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
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Leader who transformed Egypt through Arab nationalism
Leader who transformed Egypt through Arab nationalism
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Term: sudden overthrow of government
Term: sudden overthrow of government
Coup d'état
Egypt's Cold War stance - not siding with USA or USSR
Egypt's Cold War stance - not siding with USA or USSR
Policy of non-alignment
What Nasser nationalised in 1956
What Nasser nationalised in 1956
Suez Canal
Idea that all Arab peoples should unite into one nation
Idea that all Arab peoples should unite into one nation
Pan-Arabism
Arab League formation date
Arab League formation date
March 1945
Year PLO was established by Arab League
Year PLO was established by Arab League
1964
First leader of the PLO
First leader of the PLO
Yasser Arafat
Year Syria gained independence from France
Year Syria gained independence from France
1946
Strategic territory Syria lost to Israel in 1967
Strategic territory Syria lost to Israel in 1967
Golan Heights