Modern Middle East: Political History for Current Events
by luvj33na · The modern Middle East - political history from Sykes-Picot to today, covering the Israel-Palestine conflict, sectarianism, oil politics, Iran-Saudi rivalry, and the arc of regional revolutions · taken 1×
A working-knowledge course from Ottoman collapse and the mandate era through wars, oil politics, revolution, sectarian mobilization, Arab uprisings, ISIS, normalization, October 2023, and the fragmented regional order of the mid-2020s.
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20.2h
estimated work · target 20h
What's inside
80 tasks · 53 flashcards · 79 concepts · 40 recall prompts
Sample recall prompts — this is what studying it feels like
- Explain why Ottoman collapse created more than a border problem.
- Compare the Husayn-McMahon correspondence, Sykes-Picot, and Balfour Declaration.
- Explain why immigration and land became central issues in mandate Palestine.
Syllabus
From Empire to 1948
Ottoman collapse, European mandates, national movements, Palestine under British rule, 1948, and early Arab state legitimacy.
- Ottoman Collapse and Wartime Promises reading · flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 6 cards
- Mandate Nationalisms and Palestine Before 1948 reading · flashcard · quiz · essay · 7 cards
- Partition, 1948, Independence, and Nakba reading · flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 7 cards
- Early Arab States, Nasserism, and the Cold War reading · note · quiz · teach_back
War, Oil, and Identity
The 1967 and 1973 wars, occupation, Camp David, oil politics, OPEC, rentier states, and sectarian mobilization.
- 1967: Six-Day War and the Politics of Occupation reading · flashcard · quiz · essay · 7 cards
- 1973 War, Camp David, and State Interest reading · note · quiz · teach_back
- Oil, OPEC, and Rentier State Politics reading · flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 7 cards
- Sectarianism, Identity, and State Power reading · note · quiz · essay
Iran, Iraq, and Peace Process Diplomacy
The Iranian Revolution, Iran-Iraq War, Gulf War, US order, and Oslo’s promise and limits.
- The Iranian Revolution and the Islamic Republic teach_back · reading · flashcard · quiz · 7 cards
- Iran-Iraq War and Gulf Security reading · note · quiz · teach_back
- The 1991 Gulf War and the US Regional Order reading · note · quiz · essay
- Oslo, Intifadas, and Peace Process Limits reading · flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 7 cards
Invasion, Uprisings, Civil Wars, and ISIS
The 2003 Iraq War, Arab Spring pathways, Syria, ISIS, Kurdish politics, and post-caliphate governance.
- Iraq 2003 and Sectarian State Collapse reading · note · quiz · teach_back
- Arab Spring: One Wave, Many Outcomes essay · reading · note · quiz
- Syria: Civil War and Regional Intervention reading · flashcard · quiz · teach_back · 5 cards
- ISIS, Kurds, and Post-Caliphate Politics reading · note · quiz · teach_back
Fragmented Order in the Mid-2020s
Yemen, Iran-Saudi rivalry, normalization, October 2023 and its aftermath, and a capstone method for current events.
- Yemen and the Iran-Saudi Rivalry reading · note · quiz · essay
- Abraham Accords and New Alignments reading · note · quiz · essay
- October 2023, Gaza, and Regional Aftershocks reading · note · quiz · teach_back
- Reading Current Events With Historical Scaffolding project · quiz · reading · note