HIS 1111 Lecture : The Postwar Middle East 1945-1979

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: History
• Course: HIS 1111
• Professor: Thomas Boogaart

Document Summary

I. decolonization in the middle east: the modern middle east: one of the areas of the world that is the most difficult for the west to understand, regional profile. The term middle east is concept of colonialism: western powers were trying to get to india, to the spices. Have only recently made a lot of contact with civilization: largest islamic states not in the middle east: indonesia, pakistan, Philippines: we associate the middle east with petroleum (not concentrated equally; mainly in the gulf stream. Nasser"s arab socialism: nasser would emerge as the preeminent leader and primary spokesperson of the arab world. Had a plan that would enable to middle east to relieve itself of western colonialism: nasser"s career. 1952: uprising due to discontent of european rule. Begins to create policy: feelings about the westernvworld, great admirer of the west. The arab world had never had a leader like.