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10.1: Middle East, Latin American, USSR
During WWI, the Ottoman Empire makes up much of the Middle East
- After it breaks up, the League of Nations establishes a series of mandates,
assigning Middle Eastern countries to various super powers
- E.x: Iran and Britain
- After WWII
- Period of decolonization and independence movements
- Arab socialism:
- Resistance to imperialism, resistance to foreign owned companies inside
colonies
- Leads to Arab nationalism
- Ba’athism
- In Syria and Iraq
- Form of Arab nationalism
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