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Impact of World War II: Weakening of colonial control Economic hardship

Impact of World War II: Weakening of colonial control Economic hardship Modernisation of rural areas, with further economic division. 1936 Egypt officially independent 1942-44 Pro-British government maintained by British 1948-49 Egyptian war with new state of Israel

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Impact of World War II: Weakening of colonial control Economic hardship

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  1. Impact of World War II: Weakening of colonial control Economic hardship Modernisation of rural areas, with further economic division

  2. 1936 Egypt officially independent 1942-44 Pro-British government maintained by British 1948-49 Egyptian war with new state of Israel 1948 Assassination of Egyptian PM Mahmud al-Nukrashi Pasha 1949 Assassination of Hasan al-Banna

  3. 1952 King Faruq (r. 1936-52), responding to anti-British riots, dismisses Prime Minister, declares martial law. Is then deposed and exiled by army coup 1953 Republic declared 1954 Muslim Brotherhood banned

  4. 1956 Constitution set up. Jamal ‘Abd al-Nasir (Nasser, d. 1970) soon replaces Muhammad Najib as President 1952 Egyptian-Sudanese agreement 1953 British-Egyptian agreement on Sudan 1954 British agree to withdraw troops by 1956 Pan-Arab unity

  5. 1937 In wake of tension and periodic conflicts, idea of partition of Palestine is floated, but is rejected by both Arabs and Jews 1939 Outbreak of World War II. British seek to limit Jewish immigration and transfers of land from Arabs to Jews 1946 Escalation of Jewish-Arab conflict. British refer issue to UN 1947 Partition of Palestine

  6. Map Link: UN Partition of Palestine (Resolution 181(II)): <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ bd/UN_Palestine_Partition_Versions_1947.jpg/ 320px-UN_Palestine_Partition_Versions_1947.jpg>

  7. January 1948 Outbreak of First Arab-Israeli War. Palestinians supported by troops from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan and Egypt May 15th 1948 David Ben-Gurion (d. 1973) proclaims establishment of Jewish state of Israel at Tel Aviv 1949 End of First Arab-Israeli War

  8. Map Link: Israel: 1949 Armistice Line: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/furniture/in_depth/world/2001/ israel_and_palestinians/key_maps/armistice_map.gif>

  9. 1950 Israelis declare Jerusalem capital of Israel. France, UK and USA agree to protect frontiers and armistice lines of region 1954 on sees Arab raids on Israeli territories, usually followed by Israeli reprisals 1956 Nasser (d. 1970) nationalises Suez Canal and closes Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, leading to…

  10. Map Link: 1956 Suez Crisis: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/ 1956_Suez_war_-_conquest_of_Sinai.jpg>

  11. …1956 Suez Crisis (Second Arab-Israeli War) October 1956 Israelis, French and British attack Egypt in order to take control of Suez Canal, but USA and USSR intervene, and UN forces allies to halt attacks and withdraw troops 1964 Arab states found Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO)

  12. PLO attacks, border incidents and Egyptian closure of Straits of Tiran (in fear of Israeli attack) lead to Third Arab-Israeli War in 1967 5th June 1967 Israelis launch attack on Egypt Map Link: Six-Day War: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ thumb/9/97/Six_Day_War_Territories.svg/ 640px-Six_Day_War_Territories.svg.png>

  13. Israelis destroy Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian air forces then occupy Gaza Strip, Sinai, west bank of Jordan (incl. E. Jerusalem) and Golan Heights. UN imposes cease-fire

  14. 1968-70 PLO attacks on Israel, bringing reprisals on Jordan and Lebanon 1969-70 Israelis and Egyptians fight war along Suez Canal 1970-71 “Black September.” King Husayn of Jordan (d. 1999) drives PLO from Jordan to Lebanon

  15. 1973 Fourth Arab-Israeli War. Syrians and Egyptians attack Israel on Yom Kippur. Initial Arab successes are reversed by Israeli counterattacks Map Link: Yom Kippur War: <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ thumb/0/07/Yom_Kippur_War_map.svg/ 400px-Yom_Kippur_War_map.svg.png>

  16. Zionist Basle Program, 1897 Balfour Declaration, 1917

  17. Nuri al-Sa‘id (b. Baghdad 1888, d. Baghdad 1958) Son of minor administrative official Originally a soldier. Surrendered to British at Basra in World War I, then served in India and Arabia Decorated by British for efforts, and became aide to Faysal, who later became King of Iraq (r. 1921-33)

  18. Nuri al-Sa‘id (b. Baghdad 1888, d. Baghdad 1958) Was chief of staff in Iraqi army, later served as Minister of Defence and also PM 14 times Involved in negotiation of Anglo-Iraqi treaty in 1930 Sided with British in World War II, installed by them as PM in 1941

  19. Nuri al-Sa‘id (b. Baghdad 1888, d. Baghdad 1958) Proposed scheme for unification of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine in 1943. Formation of Arab League in 1945 was partially response to his ideas Rule in Iraq became increasingly repressive, while also close to British, causing resentment. Military coup broke out in 1958 and Nuri al-Sa‘id was killed

  20. Biltmore Zionist Program, 1942 Proclamation of State of Israel, 1948

  21. Constantine Zurayq (b. Damascus 1909, d. Beirut 2000) Syrian intellectual. Got degrees at American University of Beirut, Chicago and Princeton, then became Professor of History at AUB Best known for Ma‘nat al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Calamity, 1948), critique of Arab society in wake of First Arab-Israeli War Advocate of rationalism, science and secular nationalism

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