Assignment:
Create a 4-5 pages total (Double-spaced, 12' font size) for both parts of this prompt--1-2 pages for Part A, and Exactly 3 pages for Part B of the prompt.
Prompt:
Part A. Identifications: Identify, and explain/describe of the significance of ALL of the following concepts for the purposes of this class. In a bullet point/number format, think of 2-3 short sentences for each:
1. Sykes-Picot
2. Histadrut
3. Czech Arms Deal
4. Nakba
5. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
6. Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
7. Render State
8. Vilayati-i Faqih
9. Fatwa 1_0. Yishuv
Part B
Pick 2 of the following 3 questions and answer them in 3 pages!
Q1. What is Zionism? Provide a historical context for its emergence. Compare/contrast the significant roles of of David Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann in Palestine and outside of Palestine.
Q2. What is the difference between the "Right of Return" and the "Law of Return" as we studied them in the class. Provide a historical context for each, and provide me with a coherent, well-cited, and an informed argument as to why these concepts should be juxtaposed and studied.
Q3. How can studying the colonial conquest of the Middle East (broadly defined, so you can start from wherever you think is most appropriate for your argument) allow us to understand/explain much of the contemporary politics of the region?