Arab Nationalism

Question 1

1. Years of Arab Nationalism

Answer 1

a. 1950-1970.

Question 2

2. What is Arab Nationalism?

Answer 2

a. Anticolonial and antiimperialist movement in the Arab world.

Question 3

Arab identity

Answer 3

• Also known as Arab Nationalism
• Comes from the Panarabism: a common origin and destiny among the arab people.
• Against the nationalism.
• Fight for questioning the nacional identities.

Question 4

National identity

Answer 4

• Borders made by the colonialism.

Question 5

4. What was the name of the political party representing Arab Nationalism?

Answer 5

a. The Ba’ath party.
b. Founded in 1947.

Question 6

5. What is the Arab League? Where and when was it founded?

Answer 6

a. Founded in Cairo, 1945.
b. League of Arab States: it promotes the collaboration, safeguarding sovereighty and independence among Arab states.
c. Initially its members were: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria
d. Currently: 22 members.

Question 7

6. Who was the Egyptian president who became the main leader of Arab Nationalism?

Answer 7

a. Gamal Abdel Nasser

Question 8

7. What was the Suez Crisis?

Answer 8

a. Known as the Second Arab-Israel or Tripatite agression
b. 1956L: Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company in which two thirds of Europe’s oil passed through it.
c. 1956: Israeli military aggression against Egypt, Britain and France later joined Israel
d. It ended with withdrawal after US, URSS and UN’s pressure. It is perceived Arab victory against colonialism.

Question 9

8. When was the United Arab Republic (UAR) formed, and which countries joined?

Answer 9

a. From 1958 to 1971
b. Countries: Egypt and Syria
c. First president: Nasser.

Question 10

9. In what year did Syria withdraw from the United Arab Republic?

Answer 10

a. 1962
b. Egypt continued to be known as UAR until 1971.

Question 11

10. How did the decline of Arab Nationalism begin?

Answer 11

a. Six days war (1967)
b. It is the third Arab Israeli War.
c. Declive del nacionalismo árabe
i. Guerra de los seis días
ii. El ejercito israelí comienza a incursionar en territorio sirio
iii. Efervecencia del nacionalismo árabe
iv. Nasser pone sus tropas en la península de Sinaí
v. Israel lanza ataque y destruye 80% de la fuerza aérea
vi. Se cae el liderazgo de Nasser
vii. Territorio israelí se triplicó
viii. Controla los territorios de Sinaí, West Bank, la Franja de Gaza y los Altos del Golan.
ix. Nasser muero 1970 y colapsa el nacionalismo árabe.