March Lynch: Arab Spring Flashcards
When did Hosni Mubarak address Egypt after the protests?
10th of February 2011
What is muqawama?
means the resistance, term used about Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas
Where did the Arab Spring start?
Sidi Bouzid, Tunisa
What was the name of President in Tunisia?
Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
When and where was the Cedar Revolution?
Lebanon, 2005
Who were in the “moderate axis” during the Arab Cold War
States aligned with the US and Israel
Who were in the “resistance axis” during the Arab cold war?
Iran and Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas
Who were the swing states in the middle east?
Qatar and Turkey
Why did the Arab Cold War end?
It ended in 1967 when the Arabs lost the war on Israel, death of Nasser and “Black September” crisis
Explain the Arab Uprisings in the 2000s
Arab uprising can be predicted due to the protests across the arab world due to the second wave of Palestinian Intifada, US invasion in Iraq
What were the two parties in Egypt that challenged british rule?
Wafd party and Muslim Brotherhood
When was the Arab Cold War?
1954 to 1963
Name some key events of the Cold War?
The Iraqi monarchy was overthrown
destabilized key american allies
Iraqi-Syrian unification
What was the Black September crisis?
When Arab stood passively as Jordanian troops slaughtered Palestinians and expelled the PLO from the Kingdom
Did the Arab cold war lead to democracy?
No, they got the most brutally repressive dictatorships
