Chapter 18 - International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond

What were some of the elements of Islamic modernism?

Islam was seen as a blueprint for all aspects of life

The state is the guarantor of individual rights over communal rights

Rejection of modernity and technology

All of the above

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What were some of the grievances of Islamist movements?

Aversion to Western ideologies

Anger at American support for Israel

Concerns with decline in morality

All of the above

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How do political Islamists seek to change the state?

By functioning as other political parties

By functioning as lobby groups

Functioning as alternative social welfare networks

All of the above

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Which Islamic school of thought emphasizes a return to values ath the time of Muhammad through a focus on jurisprudence?

Islamic fundamentalism

New-salafism

Khawarij

political Islamism

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How has Egypt responded to the challenge of Islamism?

Co-optation of Islamists into political discourse

Suppression

Secularization of the state

Both A and B

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Which of the following were factors in leading Iran to experience a revolution in the late 1970s?

Refusal of Reza Khan tomodernize and Westernize the state

Reza Khan’s decision to empower the clergy as a form of co-optation

Rapid urbanization in the 1970s

All of the above

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Which of the following comparisons between revolutionary Iran and Afghanistan under the Taliban is most true?

Both rejected Western technology

Both were based on Shi’ite dogma

Both excluded women from education and the public sphere

Both reflected local compromises and interpretation of shari’a law

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Which of the following groups are not associated primarily with Palestinian-Israeli conflict?

Hamas

Hizb’allah

Laskar Jihad

All of the above are primarily associated with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

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Laskar Jihad has been involved in conflict in which state?

Indonesia

Iran

Afghanistan

Iraq

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10.

Which of the following factors have contributed to global Islamism?

Increased flow of information globally

Awareness of north-south divide

Desire for new ways to manage the rapid pace of change

All of the above

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