Chapter 7 - Nasser, Egypt and Arab nationalism

Nasser and the West

British influence in Egypt during the Second World War

What did the British and Americans try to persuade Nasser's government to join in the 1950s?

How did Nasser feel about the 'Soviet threat'

When was the Baghdad Pact and why was it created? Who did it persuade to join?

How did Nasser feel about the Baghdad Pact?

What was the 'Voice of the Arabs' and what did it represent?
As a propaganda tool, what did it manage to achieve in regards to the Baghdad Pact?

Nasser and the non-aligned world

When was the Czechs arms deal?

What did the Czechs arms deal September 1955 entail? How was it a success for Nasser?

Nasser and the Suez crisis 1956
How did the other Arab states follow Nasser's defiance against the Western powers? How did this unify the Arabs even more?

Arab cold war
Which Arab governments were wary of Nasser? Why?

When was the United Arab Republic formed and till when?

Why did it form?

How did Nasser feel about the possible unification between Syria and Egypt?

How did the Syrians feel about a possible reunion?

When was the UAR born?

What happened 5 months after the creation of the UAR, in Iraq?

What were the problems with the UAR, why did it end in 1961?

What council did Nasser and the Free Officers form after they took power in 1952?

What happened to leading members of the Wafd and the ex-kings government?

What happened when Nasser dominated the government in 1954? How was the political system under him?

Which group did not consent willingly to Nasser?

When was the Muslim Brotherhood founded?

What were the aims of the Muslim brotherhood? Who did they appeal to and what did they offer?

What did Nasser fear?
What did Nasser do with the Brotherhood?

What happened during Nasser's speech in October 1954?

How did Nasser deal with the Brotherhood after the attack?

Nasser and 'Arab socialism'
List the transformations Nasser set out socially in terms of Egyptian economy and equality to the rural masses

Nasser and 'Arab socialism'
what did Nasser nationalise by 1967?

What was the Aswan Dam project for?

What was the result of Nasser's programmes?

In 1963, what project was Israel about to complete? How was this a threat to certain Arab countries?

What did Nasser do to illustrate Arab unity?

What was agreed to be set up in the conference?

What did Egypt sign with Syria in 1966?

When did Nasser die?

Who was Nasser succeeded by?

How was Sadat viewed by the Arab world?

How was Sadat's domestic policy different to that of Nasser?

When the Muslim Brotherhood reappeared, what did they express opposition to?

What did Sadat fear in September 1981? What did he do to eliminate this feeling of 'fear'?

What happened a month later?

Who succeeded Sadat?

What were Egypt's relations with the USA under Mubarak?

Was there a threat from the Muslim Brotherhood and other militant Islamic groups?

When did Mubarak step down and hand power to the army leaders?

How long was Syria under the Baathists for?

What did the Baathists believe in? What was their aim?

When did the Baathists seize power?

Who did the Baathists gain most support from?

Syria's Muslim Brotherhood, what did they believe and were they popular?

When did the defence minister, General Hafiz al-Assad, seize power?

What did Assad order, in order to diminish threat of Brotherhood?
How did they react in 1979?

How did the government respond to their actions?

What happened in 1981 in Hama?

What did the Brotherhood do in retaliation?

What did the Syrian army do in 1982?
How many people were killed?

When did President Assad die?

Who succeeded him?

What did Bashar al-Assad do in order to give more freedom?

What did security services continue to do?
How did the citizens react?

Saudi Arabia and the US
To what extent did the Saudi king rely on the US before and after the Second World War?

Saudi Arabia and the Muslim people
How did the Saudi monarchy portray that they were devout Muslims, regardless of dependence on the US?
Did they face opposition?

Saudi Arabi and Arab nationalism
How did the Saudi's find Nasser?
To what extent did they portray signs of Arab nationalism?

The transformation of Saudi Arabia
Successes made under the conservative Arab state?

The transformation of Saudi Arabia
Failures made under the conservative Arab state?

Key debate:
What was the nature of Arab nationalism?
Opposition to Zionism

Key debate:
What was the nature of Arab nationalism?
Opposition to Western intervention