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NASSER AND ARAB NATIONALISM

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Pan-Arab organisation was set up in Cairo in 1945?

a)

The Arab League

b)

The Arab Council

c)

OPEC

d)

The PLO

2.

When did the Free Officer movement seize control of Egypt?

a)

1955

b)

1956

c)

1952

d)

1963

3.

What was the name of the British anti-Soviet alliance formed with Turkey and Iran in 1955?

a)

The NATO Pact

b)

The Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

The Sevres Protocol

d)

The Baghdad Pact

4.

What was the name of the radio station used by Nasser to broadcast across the Arab region?

a)

'Voice of Nasser'

b)

'Voice of the Arabs'

c)

Al Jezeera

d)

National Broadcasting Company

5.

Nasser wished to remain neutral in the Cold War. What other term is used to describe this stance?

a)

Non-committed

b)

Non-aligned

c)

Independent

6.

What conference of these neutral states did Nasser attend in 1955?

a)

Cairo Conference

b)

Berlin Conference

c)

Delhi Conference

d)

Bandung Conference

7.

Nasser announced in September 1955 that he had agreed to buy __________ from the ______________ government.

(a)  

8.

In May 1956 Nasser recognised Communist (a)   . Western countries had refused to allow this country to take its place at the UN.

9.

In July 1956 the USA and Britain cancelled loans for the building of the ______________ ___________

(a)  

10.

On 26 July 1956 Nasser announced that the Suez Canal would be n (a)   .

11.

Divisions within the Arab World at the time of Nasser was known as the '__________ ________ ________'

(a)  

12.

In which year did the UAR start and end?

a)

1956 - 1960

b)

1958 - 1961

c)

1954 - 1958

13.

In which year did the Iraqi army overthrow and kill the king and his leading minister, Nuri-al-Said?

a)

1956

b)

1963

c)

1954

d)

1958

14.

Which Islamic group was set up by Hassan al Banna in Egypt in 1928?

a)

The Muslim Brotherhood

b)

The Muslim Council

c)

The PLO

d)

Hamas

15.

Nasser's plan to transform the Egyptian economy was known as '_________ _______________________'

(a)  

16.

In which year did Nasser sign a defence pact with Syria?

a)

1958

b)

1963

c)

1969

d)

1966

17.

In which year was the Six Day War?

a)

1967

b)

1973

c)

1956

d)

1966

18.

Nasser died of a heart attack in (a)   .

19.

Nasser was succeeded by his vice-president, A______________ ________________.

(a)  

20.

Who was president of Egypt from 1981 - 2011?

a)

Sadat

b)

Assad

c)

Mubarak

d)

Hussein