Building Modern Nations in South West Asia | Many Forms of Government | What Kinds of Democracy Exist in SW Asia | Monarchies | A Theocracy and Failed States |
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1979
What year did the Ayatollah Khomeni take over in Iran?
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A govnerment held by a religious power
What is a theocracy?
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Cyprus and Isreal
Where are there strong democracies in the Middle East today?
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Constitutional monarchies
Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain have what kinds of governments?
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Religious
Iran's government is controlled by what kind of leaders?
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Syria, Lebanon, Isreal, Jordan and Iraq
What are the countries the Ottoman empire declared Mandates over?
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by the religion
How are leaders chosen in Lebanon?
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a presidential democracy
What type of democracy does Cyprus have?
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2013
What year were women put into the Saudi Arabian consultative council?
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Hafez al-Assad
Who ruled Syria from 1971 to 2000?
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Where did Golda Meir grow up?
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Religion and Tradition
Most governments in the Middle East are based on...
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1 Shia Muslim, 1 Christian, and 1 Sunni Muslim
What religions do government leaders in Lebanon need to be?
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Emir and Sultan
What are the traditional titles for monarchies in SW Asia?
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1979
What year was the Iranian revolution?
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2003
What year did US President Bush declare Iraq a threat?
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Syria and Yemen
What 2 countries faced civil war in the 2010s?
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Flawed
What kind of democracy is Turkey?
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Arab Spring
What was 2011 also called in the Middle East?
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A movement when people in several Arab countries rose up to demand democracy
What was the Arab Spring?
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The Kurdish People
What people were split among French, Iranian, and British mandates?
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The invasion of Iraq by the US
What led to Saddam Hussein's fall from power?
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Secular
In recent years, what kinds of political parties have begun to gain strength?
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emeritus, Oman
Which countries have ultimate control of government?
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Religious leaders
Who decides who runs for seats in government in Iran?
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