Middle East history essay

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Answers should incorporate concrete examples from readings. I expect you to draw on all of your readings and to identify the sources of support for your arguments. Readings:  William Cleveland, A History of the Modern Middle East, 2nd or 3rd edition, ISBN 0-8133-3489-6  Charles D. Smith, Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, St. Martins, 5th edition, ISBN 0-312-40408-5 Avi Shlaim, The Iron Wall: Israel and the ArabWorld,Norton, ISBN 0-393-32112-6Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, Anchor, ISBN 0-307-38900-8 Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, Anchor, ISBN 0-307-38900-8 Please answer the following three questions: 1)Set the stage for the 1948 war for Palestine. What were the central issues for the Zionist movement? How did the parties prepare to achieve their goals?   2)How did Gamal ‘Abd al-Nasser come to power? What did the Suez crisis do for the prospects of his government and the positions of the former colonial powers inthe region?   3)Explain the events in Iran between 1951 and 1953. What roles did Iranian politics,oil, and Britain and the US play in planning and execution for the coup?