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Do you think that Sub-Saharan Africa would have developed differently if it had not been colonized? Why or why not? |
-Yes; if still marginalized, not incredibly developed, but definitely better off if not colonized -would have been divided by ethnicity and/or religion -less or no tension → peace and prosperity like in Botswana |
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How was Ethiopia different from other states in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of colonialism, and why? |
-geographic position -history of contact -Christianity → 330 CE established for state -political connections -less isolated -never colonized -Italian occupation for a few years |
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How was Botswana different from other states in Sub-Saharan Africa with regard to its political stability, and why? |
-relative autonomy under Britain → local authorities -less ethnic strife -smooth independence -least corrupt state → no dictators, warlords -no civil war or revolution |
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What does it mean to say that the Middle East is a religious hearth? To which religions does this refer? |
Judaism, Christianity, Islam -Jerusalem → holy site -origin of 3 religions -Judaism → 2500-3000 years ago → Modern Israel and Iraq (Babylonian exile) Christianity → 2000 years ago → Modern Israel → Comes from Judaism Islam → 1400 years ago → Modern Saudi Arabia → Recognizes Jesus as prophet → Temple Mount - Jerusalem → Mecca and Medina - Saudi Arabia |
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What was the Arab Spring? In which region or regions did it take place? What were the results of this event? (Hint: were they the same everywhere? Hint 2: look at the timeline linked to in the slides.) |
-pro-democracy revolutions -Dec 2010 to mid 2012 -young people-social media -Syrian civil war -caused by economic stagnation, right-wing gov corruption -govs overthrown, leaders jailed/killed, chaos, war |
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Identify four major factions in the Syrian civil war. What does each faction want? |
-Syrian gov → Bashar al-Assad (Shia) → want to defeat ISIS -Assad supported by Russia, Iran, Hezbollah (Lebanon) -ISIL → want caliphate -Kurdish forces → want state -Jobhat Fateh al-Sham → part of al-Qaeda -Rebel groups -Moderate Sunni rebels fighting tyranny gov and ISIL |
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What did the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire have to do with the creation of the state of Israel? |
-WWI colonial powers beat Ottoman Empire -colonial partition of the Middle East -League of Nations 1922 -Balfour Declaration (1917) → Britain's commitment to support creation of Jewish home in Palestine -British mandate |
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What is secularism? How is secularism different in Turkey and the United States? Is secularism changing in either place? If so, in what way(s)? |
Turkey -Think about it -Constitutional amendment -No state religion -State cannot tell you that you have to belong to a specific religion -Almost entirely Muslim -Sunni vs. Shia -Many divisions US -Assumed -Constitution -No state religion -State cannot tell you that you have to belong to a specific religion -Religious diversity -70% Christian -Protestant vs. Catholic -Many divisions |
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What did the protests in Gezi Park have to do with the 2016 attempted military coup in Turkey? |
-Erdogan blames Gulen for coup -Gulen blames Erdogan for Gezi Park protests -conspiracy that coup was staged by Erdogan -Erdogan supported turning Gezi Park into shopping center |
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* What two major political events were depicted in the first half of the film Persepolis? Regarding the first political event, what major factions were involved? How did the situation end up? What major changes took place in Iran because of it? |
-overthrowing of the Shah -war -no solid plan after revolution -power vacuum -strict theocracy -no alcohol -no Western clothing or music |
