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influence in the Middle East. The first of these periods was between 1914 to 1945. During this time period, the Middle East moved from Ottoman rule to British and French mandates. The second of these time periods came at the end of World War II, when the post-colonial ride of Muslim-Arab nations was prominent in the Middle East. Furthermore, the founding of the Jewish states of Israel and the pressures of the Cold War were significant, which complicated matters in the Middle East and assisted in…

beginning of the Cold War created a new era of division, power, and communist ideals. During this fight for control, one of the biggest construction endeavors in history took place, known as the Berlin Wall. This blockade was built by the Soviet Union and East Berlin soldiers in order to cease the flow of emigrants into the West. The formulation of the Berlin Wall led to a separation of the people, a fight for freedom in government, a struggle for survival, and a political battle between World…

East Asia and the Middle East had numerous comparable aspects relating directly to the effects of World War II. Some similarities of the effects of World War II would include environmental effects, spread of new technologies, decolonization/independence, and finally the immense loss of life. Some differences between East Asia and the Middle East consist of economical effects, the Korean War and the Cold War. These effects directly relate to the Second World War’s impact upon East Asia and the…

so significantly. Contributions to the East Asian countries’ education is the difference in education aims, values, teaching methods, and how the students…

Protests, demonstrations, conflicts, massacres, aire raids, bombings, refugees waves. What makes the most stalble country in Middle East become to hell, just in 5 years. Guns and bomb make it is hard to say Syria is a nation anymore. So far, the Syrian civil war has caused more than 300,000 deaths, 10.6million displaced persons injured. The casualties number are more than half of their total population. What is the reason and the starting point of Syria civil war? Who are the people fighting…

and thus face severe human rights violations. Just as the Revolutionary Americans received assistance from the French to free themselves from the shackles of tyranny, there exists an obligation for the United States to promote democracy in the Middle East. Not only will it benefit Middle-Easterners, but there will be tremendous…

Oriental”(Said page.15). This example shows how orientalists are representing the orient and one can sense the stereotyping in these orientalists when dealing with the East. This is also continues till today’s date as the Hollywood movies that relates Middle Eastern countries miss represent the culture and the lifestyle of the middle east. This stereotyping had its roots from centuries…

In chapter ten of Gelvin’s The Modern Middle East, the state building process after World War One was discussed. This chapter focused on the states that were created by the decree of Great Britain and France. Gelvin focuses on the states that were created in the Levant and Mesopotamia. The states created are present-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq. The process in which these states were constructed was by the mandated power of Great Britain and France, and they were…

importance in using other sources that might not be as credible or scientific would be because everyone sees the world differently. In the Middle East I believe in finding different accounts from old diaries to internet blogs provide the insight to the diverse region that is the middle east and helps people understand that the conflicts in the middle east is not a clear problem. Instead the conflicts are a complex web of different people from different religions, areas and social classes. An…

Explain the apparent military decline of East Asia after 1700 East Asia had been regarded as one of the most military advanced region of the globe since the early firearms were invented by the Chinese before the Europeans perfected them. Indeed, the earliest known formula for gunpowder is found in a Chinese work dating from the 800s. This allowed the Chinese to apply it to warfare through producing a variety of gunpowder weapons among them rockets, bombs, mines, and rockets before inventing the…