Chapter 15 Quiz

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According to the "Democracy Index," which country in the Middle East was the most "democratic" in 2010?

Jordan correct incorrect

Israel correct incorrect

Iran correct incorrect

Kuwait correct incorrect

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What name is often associated with the political system of Lebanon?

Theocracy correct incorrect

Democratic socialist correct incorrect

Sectarian oligarchy correct incorrect

Liberal democracy correct incorrect

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Which of the following states was not one in which the military took a key role in its establishment during the interwar period?

Egypt correct incorrect

Iran correct incorrect

Turkey correct incorrect

Saudi Arabia correct incorrect

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What has given some governments unrivaled political power in the Middle East?

Support from Britain and France correct incorrect

Oil revenues correct incorrect

Support from the Muslim Brotherhood correct incorrect

Large bureaucracies correct incorrect

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Both elites and non-elites have come to see the________________ as the primary engine for economic development in the Middle East.

middle class correct incorrect

world Bank correct incorrect

the United States correct incorrect

government correct incorrect

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During which period did the developmentalist ethos have its greatest influence in the Middle East?

From the 1920s to 1940s correct incorrect

From 2000 to the Arab uprisings correct incorrect

From the 1950s to 1970s correct incorrect

From the end of World War II until the 1960s correct incorrect

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By the mid-twentieth century, how much of the land did 1% of the population own in Egypt?

20% correct incorrect

72% correct incorrect

5% correct incorrect

35% correct incorrect

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What do some historians consider the 1920s and 30s in Syria, Egypt, and Iraq?

The Imperialist Era correct incorrect

The Age of Notables correct incorrect

The Parliamentary Period correct incorrect

The Liberal Age correct incorrect

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What organization, established by the Allies, led to a 40 percent increase in Egyptian manufacturing output during World War Two?

The Egyptian War Production Board correct incorrect

The Middle East Supply Center correct incorrect

The Foreign Investments Corporation correct incorrect

The International Monetary Fund correct incorrect

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Who would emerge as the leader of the Free Offices movement that overthrew the Egyptian government in 1952?

Gamal Abd al-Nasser correct incorrect

Michel Aflaq correct incorrect

Mustafa Kemal correct incorrect

Sayyid Qutb correct incorrect

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What led to the invasion of Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel in 1956?

Nasser's militarization of the Sinai Peninsula. correct incorrect

Egypt's purchasing of weaponry from China. correct incorrect

Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal. correct incorrect

Egypt's annexation of the Gaza strip. correct incorrect

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The United Arab Republic was the union of Egypt with ____________ in 1958.

Iraq correct incorrect

Syria correct incorrect

Libya correct incorrect

Jordan correct incorrect

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What was one of the ways that new regimes in the Middle East took economic power away from the old elites in their countries?

They exiled large factory owners. correct incorrect

They ended all private property in the country. correct incorrect

They instituted programs of land reform. correct incorrect

They encouraged foreign investment. correct incorrect

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What policy did the Egyptian government enact in the early 1960s to lessen unemployment?

It encouraged the immigration of the unemployed to Western Europe. correct incorrect

It began a program of privatization of state businesses in order to expand the private sector. correct incorrect

It substantially expanded the size of the armed forces. correct incorrect

It guaranteed jobs in the public sector for all university graduates. correct incorrect

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What percentage of the 2009-2010 Egyptian government budget was given over to providing subsidies on household commodities?

42% correct incorrect

55% correct incorrect

23% correct incorrect

15% correct incorrect

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Which political party has ruled over Syria since 1963?

National Democratic Party correct incorrect

Ba'th Party correct incorrect

Syrian Social Nationalist Party correct incorrect

Wafd Party correct incorrect

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In Iran, Muhammad Reza Shah established a program for development known as the

White Revolution correct incorrect

Tanzimat correct incorrect

Mossadegh Program correct incorrect

Tehran Protocol correct incorrect

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Which ethnic group was the target of Iraq's Anfal campaign in 1988?

Arabs correct incorrect

Kurds correct incorrect

Turks correct incorrect

Persians correct incorrect

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What led to a major change in the so-called revolutionary model in the Arab East?

Social protest increased to the point that governments had to end repressive measures and adopt more liberal policies. correct incorrect

An end to the cold war led most governments in the Arab East to abandon state-run capitalism for a communism based on the Chinese model. correct incorrect

Inefficiencies in centralized economic planning combined with the introduction of neoliberal economic policies made governments change direction. correct incorrect

The failure of Arab governments in the 1967 war against Israel led to the end of military dominance in the political and economic spheres. correct incorrect

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Which of the following resulted from the introduction of neoliberal policies both in the Middle East and around the world?

Greater income disparity correct incorrect

Liberalization of political systems correct incorrect

An end to military control of industry correct incorrect

Greater emphasis on social justice correct incorrect