Abbas
Abbas’ Occupation after chapter 20
What is a Soldier?
Hussain's occupation
what is a soldier?
Why did the British cling onto control of Egypt throughout the first half of the 20th century.
What is the Suez Canal
Name a political party in Egypt during the second world war
What is Wafd Party
What time frame does Midaq Alley take place
After 1943
The reason Abbas joins the army
What is money?
Hussain's job before the army
What is bicycle repair man?
Name at least one role of Egyptian Soldiers during the second world war.
Border Defense, Patrols, logistics, supplying the British army.
Who was the King of Egypt during the Second world War
King Farouk
Who beats Abbas to death at the end of the book.
A group of soldiers, however it is never specified whether they are Egyptian or British
Abbas’ job before the army
What is a barber?
The person Hussain convinces to join the army
Who is Abbas?
What was the name of the treaty signed with the Egyptians in 1936
What is Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936
What was the main idea of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936
To give the British emergency powers during times of war in Egypt
What did Abdel Nasser do during the second world war
In the Egyptian army, served as an officer
Free Space
What is you just got 400 points?
How long Hussain thinks the war will last
What is 20 years?
Name the German Field Commander who lead the Afrika Korps during the North Africa Campaign
General Feldmarschall Erwin (Rommel)
Why did the Wafd Party lose support after the 1920's
Kept compromising with the British, viewed as weak
Why did Hussain come home to his parents in the book
The war was coming to an end so the army laid Hussain off
The people who killed Abbas
The British soldiers
Who does Hussain bring home at the end of Midaq Alley
Why were the British hesitant to utilize the Egyptian army during the second world war
They had a general mistrust of the Egyptians due to their negative sentiments towards the British and the fact that many Egyptians held pro-german sentiments.
Name an Egyptian political party during the second world war that is NOT the Wafd Party
Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Communist Party
Surprise History Question! Name two reasons why Germany needed to capture Egypt
In order to secure the Suez Canal, and to invade Russia from the south