5. Pan-Arabism and the UAR
The growth of Arab nationalism or Pan-Arabism had its roots in 19th Century European colonialism and the impact of the First World War. However its rapid development after the Second World War is closely linked to Nasser; he became the undisputed leader of the Arab world in the 1950s and the president of the UAR, the union between Egypt and Syria, in 1958. For a while it looked as though other countries might join...