Arab nationalism

Question 1

Origins of arab naitonalism

Answer 1

-Sati’ al-Husri’s cultural arabism

Question 2

Cold War impact on Arab nationalism: positive

Answer 2

• Funding military equipment from USSR

- Funding of the High Dam by USSR

Question 3

Cold War impact on Arab nationalism: negative

Answer 3

• Baghdad Pact 1955

- Eisenhower Doctrine

Question 4

Projects of Arab unity

Answer 4

• League of Arab states 1945
• UAR 1958
• 1963 attempted unification of Syria, Egypt, Iraq (Failed)
• 1978 Union of the Arab Maghreb (limited success)

Question 5

Historiography on 1967 as turning point

Answer 5

• Fouad Ajani argues 1967 marks end of Arab nationalism

- James Gelvin argues 1967 not the end

Question 6

Historiography on Nasserism

Answer 6

• Vatikiotis sees it as a charismatic ideology
• Nissim Rejwan argues Nasserism was an ideological movement
• Podeh and Winckler define Nasserism
• Chouieri argues Nasser undisputed leader of Arab world after Suez crisis