Question

Discuss the liberation of the Arab world from colonial rule

Answer 1

Answer:

Arab nationalism (Arabic: القومية العربية‎, romanized: al-Qawmīya al-ʿArabīya) is a nationalist ideology that asserts the Arabs are a nation and promotes the unity of Arab people, celebrating the glories of Arab civilization, the language and literature of the Arabs, calling for rejuvenation and political union in the Arab world.[1] Its central premise is that the peoples of the Arab world, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, constitute one nation bound together by common ethnicity, language, culture, history, identity, geography and politics.[2][3] One of the primary goals of Arab nationalism is the end of Western influence in the Arab world, seen as a "nemesis" of Arab strength, and the removal of those Arab governments considered to be dependent upon Western power. It rose to prominence with the weakening and defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century and declined after the defeat of the Arab armies in the Six-Day War.[1][2

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The Middle Eastern countries were under the jurisdiction of the British, French, and Ottoman Empires to varied degrees at the start of the 20th century.
• Arab nationalism was one of the developing nationalist movements that demanded independence from all outside influences on the region.
• In 1914, when World War I started, the Ottoman Empire sided with the Central Powers.
• The Europeans made overtures with the promise of independence in exchange for help against the Turks.
• Taking advantage of the feelings of Pan-Arabism and the longing for independence among the Arab population of the Ottoman Empire.
• In the 1920s and 1930s, a few Middle Eastern nations (Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia) gained their independence from Britain and France.
• Between 1944 and 1971, the rest became independent. Following independence, the Middle Eastern states were dominated by monarchies and autocracies.

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