T/F: In 1973, Egypt's annual military exercises were highlighted in Egyptian newspapers. Ironically, drawing attention to the exercises served to diminish their importance.
True because this was a war tactic. The Egyptian military leadership was adopting a deception policy to surprise the Israeli army and catch them off-guard.
Highlight the response of the Egyptian citizens to Sadat's decisions on eliminating food subsidies.
Protests against the peace treaty signed with Israel
The homefront supported the decisions of the political leade
The Egyptians were indifferent about such decisions
1977 Bread Riots
Analyze why the Israelis had built large reservoirs of napalm into their network of forts along the Bar-Lev line and connected them to the banks of the canal through pipes.
To guard against the possibility of an Egyptian attack
To revive the negotiations regarding occupied lands
To weaken Egyptian defenses
To deceive the Egyptian army
What did Kissinger suggest should be done after the fighting had stopped?
A "Wait and see" stance
Negotiations between EGypt and Israel
Extending the war to other countrires
Continuing with the war efforts
One of the points of the first declaration of the revolution is that the army is responsible for -------------- in respect of their interests, souls, and funds
foreigners' security
parliament members
local farmers
laborers
The 1952 revolution affected the Egyptian women positively by granting them the additional rights to …….
receive free education
participate in elections
receive medical insurance
work
Sadat permitted the Brotherhood to reestablish its ………… including their publication Al- Da'wa.
association
press
army
board
This economic policy made it clear that Egypt's future economic development lay with the private sector……
Capitalism
Communism
Infitah
Feudalism
Determine the main goal of the Yom Kippur War.
To target limited military and political objectives
To defeat Israel in a long period war
To test the capabilities of the Egyptian military
To occupy the Sinai Peninsula
Analyze the motive(s) behind Sadat's decision to reduce subsidies on basic consumer needs.
To prepare for the October war
To relieve strain on the state budget
To widen the wealth gap in Egypt
To follow the IMF instructions
Nasser attended Bandung conference as one of the …………..
Non-aligned countries
Aligned countries
Second World Nations
Super Powers
According to army law, it was …………for army members to practice any political activity before the 1952 Revolution.
allowed
welcomed
not allowed
Supported
_____________ told the White House Chief of Staff that “There is no excuse for the ___________”.
Moshe Dayan - delay
Golda Meir - ceasefire
Henry Kissinger - delay
Anwar El Sadat - ceasefire
What was the goal of the Israeli forces driving north and south after crossing the canal?
To occupy the entire Sinai Peninsula
To capture the Suez canal
To negotiate a ceasfire
To cut off Egypt's armies in Sinai
After supporting building the High Dam, relations between Egypt and ------------------ got warmer
USA
IMF
Israel
USSR
Sadat was arrested in 1942 for .....................and expelled him from the armed forces.
anti-Egyptian activities
anti-British activities
forging Egyptian documents
being a member of the Free Officers Organization
Identify the effect of the trench syndrome on the Egyptian army soldiers.
Negatively affected their fighting spirit and morale
Positively affects the fighting spirit and morale of soldier
Made the soldiers more prepared for the war
Helped the soldiers to have time to spy on the enemy
The wrong distribution of agricultural property, in Egypt before 1954, led to the dangerous phenomenon of ……………
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Feudalism
Communism
State the objectives of Egypt's adoption to UNSC's Resolution 242.
Lasting settlement of the Middle Eastern problem
Aimed at exploring all the possibilities
All the answers are correct
Creation of an international climate well-disposed; Arabs
One of the industrial projects of the revolution was to generate………..from Aswan Dam
electricity
nuclear power
water
fuel
Identify Israel's main military strength points.
Bar-Lev Line with all its immune points
All the answers are correct
Modern armored forces and airforce superiority
The Suez Canal as a maritime obstacle
The act of liberalization of the economy and society by purging the state apparatus of the committed supporters of Nasser's secular, nationalist and socialist ideology.
Anti-british activities
Code-name "Badr"
Cease-Fire
Corrective Revolution
According to the new constitution of Anwar El Sadat, a presidential candidate was to be nominated by……….
ruling Kippur
Prime Minister
VP
parliament
----------------------, the General Commander of the Armed Forces, issued a decision of dissolving the 16th Officer’s Club administrative board in July 1952 [before the revolution]
Mohamed Hedar pasha
Ahmed Fouad Pasha
Hussein Sery Pasha
Sherif pasha
Determine the driving force behind the cease-fire declared on October 22nd, 1973.
UN intervention
The Israeli forces suffered heavy losses
The Egyptian forces suffered heavy losses
Soviet and American pressure
What did the successful crossing of the canal and opening an attack earn Sadat?
Domestic political capital to negotiate with Israel
A defeat
International condemnation
A military alliance with Israel
Specify Sadat's angry reaction towards the minister of defense Mohamed Sadiq who believed that our army is no match to the Israeli army and we will be defeated again.
He ordered that the minister of Defence should be executed.
He discharged him, replaced him with Abdel Qader Hassan
He imprisoned the minister of Defence until the war ended.
He released the minister of Defence,appointed F. M. Ahmed IS
In his address at the Israeli Knesset, Sadat had been clear that his goal was not a separate peace between Egypt and Israel, but rather a comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict. EXPLAIN
He aimed at defeating Israel,kicking Israelis out Palestine
He adopted a go-it-alone policy on a Pan-Arab issue
He aimed at restoring Sinai as well as Palestinian rights
None of the answers is correct
What did Gamal Abdel Nasser cite as a reason for the revolution?
All the answers are correct
Failure to maintain Egypt's reputation
Corruption in the government
Unjust exploitation of the poor
After October 6th 1973 _______ returned from the Egyptian front to report the situation was ______________.
Golda Meir - very bad
Moshe Dayan - dire
Henry Kissinger - unstable
Anwar Sadat - very good
Determine what did the Egyptians commanders and the Soviet advisers work on during the phase of defiance.
Raising the morale of the army
Jailing most of the senior officers
Rebuilding the Egyptian airforces
Setting a defensive plan
Nasser decided to establish…………….. to provide the Egyptian and the Arab armed forces with weapons and military equipment.
military factories
cement factories
iron and steel factories
refineries
Under the leadership of the Free Officers, all of Cairo’s eastern and northern entrances to the army leadership at -------------- were closed.
Kobry El Kobba
El Sharafeen
Abdeen
Ras El Teen
Sadat introduced a new…………. In 1971, in which he amended the election system
constitution
suggestion
presidential law
project
This economic policy made it clear that Egypt's future economic development lay with the private sector
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Infitah
Nationalization
What did the Israelis believe about their ability to prevent the Egyptians from crossing the Suez Canal?
They were uncertain about their ability to prevent it
They believed it was impossible for them to prevent it
None of the answers is correct
They were confident in their ability to prevent it
Sadat shifted the Egyptian economic system from a socialist system to the system of ……..
Capitalism
free market
Infitah
Communism
This state of chaos forced King Farouk to reshuffle four ministries under the leadership of ------------- who were not associated with any party.
prime ministers
soldiers
consultants
free officers
At the advice of the International Monetary Fund, Sadat proposed ……….the subsidies.
increasing
reducing
rejecting
cancelling
Determine the second stage of Field Marshall Ahmed Ismail's plan.
Waiting for the political leadership to decide on the right
Preparing the front in a way that secures the defensive plan
Making contingency plans requiring training day, night
Finishing all needed preparations for the battleground
In 1953, the monarchy system was cancelled and Egypt became a…......
emoire
kingdom
city state
republic
What was the situation between Egypt and Israel over the Sinai Peninsula?
They were in a state of peace
They were in a state of war
They were in a "no-war, no-peace" stalemate
They were negotiating a resolution
Nasser's new social laws helped workers to join company or factory ………
workshops
clubs
departments
boards
In order to establish social justice, the revolution generalized ……….for all stages including university.
free education
free housing
free food
medical insurance
All of the following provisions were included in the Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, EXCEPT _____________________.
The termination of the state of war
Establishing a powerful Palestinian self-governing authority
A commitment to resolve disputes via arbitration
Israel navigation &shipping through Suez Canal, Tiran, Aqaba
Identify the main priority in Ahmed Ismail's War Plan.
Negotiating with the Israeli commanders
Assigning groups in trenches to attack
Finishing the needed preparations for the battleground
Having a defensive plan in case of an Israeli assault
What was the Centerpiece of Operation code-name Badr?
Installing bridges
Opening gaps in the sand wall
sabotaging Israeli defense lines
Soldiers on rubber dinghies paddling across the canal
Nasser's new social laws helped workers to have a share of company's ……..
debts
capital
loans
profits
The elections of the Free Officers Organization revealed that the majority initially chose……….as the leader.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hosni Mubarak
Mohamed Naguib
Anwar El Sadat
Sadat had established full control of the political system with the ……………..
attack on Israel
alliance with the west
corrective revolution
military coup
Assigning ---------------------------- to the Defense Ministry was to harm the officers by means of dismissal, jail, and homelessness.
Hussein Serry
Talaat Harb
Ismail Pasha
Salah Salem
What evidence shows that Sadat's Infitah policy had proceeded with promising results?
Positive macroeconomic indicators
Increase in GDP
All the answers are correct
Egypt became a wealthier society consuming at higher levels
Explain why Sadat was labeled "Hero of the Crossing"
Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel
Sadat established full control of political system with CR
Sadat led the Egyptian airforces during the October War
The crossing, under his leadership, erased 1967's wounds
Sadat initiated a far-reaching ------------ of the economy and society.
declaration
liberalization
proclamation
modernization
The 1952 revolution issued the first agricultural reformation law which stated that no one shall possess more than........ of agricultural lands.
500
300
200
400
The 1952 revolution accomplishments include……….
All the answers are correct
Appointing Mohamed Naguib as the first Egyptian president
The cancelation of the monarchy system of ruling the country
The declaration of the republic
Investigate the reasons behind the inability of the Israeli air force to operate along the Suez Canal.
Because of a technical malfunction
Because of lack of fuel
Because of a bad weather
Because of the effectiveness of the Egyptian air defence
The Egyptian army was defeated in the war of 1948 because of …….
shortage of amunitions
faulty weapons and poor training
not fighting properly
withdrawal
Which Egyptian revolution was considered the "bloodless revolution"?
1919
1952
1967
1956
When did Egypt sign the Evacuation treaty nwith Britain?
1967
1954
1956
1952
All the 1952 revolution leaders decided to …………. King Farouk.
discharge
kill
arrest
support
To provide aid to Israel, the Americans _________
launched a military airlift
None of the answers is correct
established a diplomatic channel
sent a delegation to Israel
The Egyptians reacted to Sadat's decision of reducing the subsidies in what was known as….......
2011 Revolution
Food Riots
Corrective Revolution
Bread Riots