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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A high ranking Shia religious leader
Who is the Ayatollah Khomeni?
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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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A movement with a goal of creating an independent Jewish country in Palestine.
What is Zionism?
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All the power is held by a single person in one group.
What is authoritarian government?
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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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Islamic
After the Revolution in Iran, a new government dedicated to following ________ law and anti-western policies came into power.
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1980
When did the war between Iraq and Iran start?
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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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Syria and Yemen
Which two countries faced civil war in the 21st century?
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Westernized and Modernized
What did Mustafa Kamal do to Turkey?
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Bashar al-Assad
Who is the ruler of Syria?
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Secular
In recent years, what kinds of political parties have begun to gain strength?
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An authoritarian monarchy
What kind of government does Saudi Arabia have?
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Ayatollah Ali Khomenei
Who has been the ultimate leader of Iran since 1989?
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