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The post World War II period saw the struggle of Middle Eastern peoples to throw off British hegemony in the area. In Iran, Mossadegh nationalized the Iran oilfields, but was forced out of power by the CIA. In Egypt, Nasser took power from the corrupt King Farouk and became the apostle of a new sense of Arab identity. He sought to modernize Egypt, and with powerful American support drove the British and French from their control of the Suez Canal, a turning point which exhilarated the Arab world.Release
2001
Minutes
52
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD and VHS
The post World War II period saw the struggle of Middle Eastern peoples to throw off British hegemony in the area. In Iran, Mossadegh nationalized the Iran oilfields, but was forced out of power by the CIA. In Egypt, Nasser took power from the corrupt King Farouk and became the apostle of a new sense of Arab identity. He sought to modernize Egypt, and with powerful American support drove the British and French from their control of the Suez Canal, a turning point which exhilarated the Arab world.
This film is part of a series. The series title and other films in this series are listed below.
Search For Destiny - A Five Part Series
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