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  • 91Qatar — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Qatar <p></p> Background: <p></p> Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid 1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling …

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  • 92Saudi Arabia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Saudi Arabia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam s two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king s official title …

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  • 93Somalia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Somalia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation… …

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  • 94Sudan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Sudan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Military regimes favoring Islamic oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan …

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  • 95Syria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Syria <p></p> Background: <p></p> Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French …

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  • 96Tunisia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Tunisia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate …

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  • 97United Arab Emirates — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::United Arab Emirates <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th… …

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  • 98Yemen — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Yemen <p></p> Background: <p></p> North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern… …

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  • 99Algeria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Algeria <p></p> Background: <p></p> After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria s… …

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