Egypt Pt. 1
The president of Egypt.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser
____________ is the name of the Arab member-states founded in 1945.
Arab League
In 1951, ______________ was appointed premier of Iran.
Mohammad Mossadeq
Ayatollah Khomeini
The president wanted an independent Egypt free from _____________.
Western control/influence
The president of Egypt died in 1970 from _______________.
A heart attack
The CIA
Instead of being overthrown, the shah left Iran for the United States for ___________.
Medical treatment
One of the president's goals was to build a dam on the _______________.
Nile River
In 1952, Egypt sent troops to fight a civil war in ___________.
Yemen
Iran's economy grew rapidly due to ______________.
Oil revenue
Theocracy
What was one goal of building a dam?
1. Prevent flooding
2. Hydroelectric power for Egypt
UAR stands for ____________.
__________ is the name for Iran's secret police.
SAVAK
In the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq was ___________ Muslims and Iran were __________ Muslims.
Sunni - Iraq
Shi'a - Iran
The United States wanted to win the loyalty by providing _________ for the dam.
Money
In 1958, _________ joined with Egypt to form the UAR.
Syria
This shah gained power after the premier was overthrown and ruled for 26 years.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The Iran-Iraq War ended in _____________.
1988