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According to our discussion, which of the following may enhance one’s ability to use the sociological imagination:

What was Mama Elena’s secret?

Which of the following did NOT lead the Egyptians to develop a sense of their own identity/nationalism?

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which two powers exercised enormous influence over parts of Persia?

The origin of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict can be traced back to:

During World War II, the Allies overthrew Reza Shah and used which country as a corridor to supply the U.S.S.R.?

Part II: Short Answers For question #51, provide responses to five of the short answer terms.  In each response, address the when, where, who, what, and why for the term. When: a general time period, roughly the decade when the event took place. If you are unsure of the date, list an event that occurred right before or after it to receive 1 point. Where: the city/country/region where the event took place. Who: the actors involved in the event (people and/or countries). If the term is a person, who was he/she? What: what is it/what happened? Write two separate facts/ideas about the term. Why: why did this happen and why is it important?   Muhammad Ali Denshway Incident D’Arcy Oil Concession Sykes-Picot Agreement Gertrude Bell The White Paper of 1939 Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) Battle of El Alamein + One bold Item from the term list that you studied and does not appear here

Which group—infuriated at British rule and the exile of Sa’ad Zaghlul—participated in the Egyptian Revolution of 1919?

Why did British Empire forces land in southern Mesopotamia (Basra) in November 1914?

All of the following were reasons for Arab discontent following World War I EXCEPT: