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United Arab States

United Arab States is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand United Arab States rather than just read about it. In short: The United Arab States (UAS, Arabic: اتحاد الدول العربية) was a short-lived confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen from 1958 to 1961. The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state formed by the union of Egypt and Syria in 1958.

Key takeaways

United Arab States belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect United Arab States to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of United Arab States from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The United Arab States (UAS, Arabic: اتحاد الدول العربية) was a short-lived confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen from 1958 to 1961.

The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state formed by the union of Egypt and Syria in 1958. The same year, the Kingdom of Yemen, which had already signed a defense pact with Egypt, entered a loose confederation with the UAR called the United Arab States on 8 March. One reason for this decision was because North Yemen had felt threatened by its considerably larger and more powerful northern neighbor Saudi Arabia and saw the confederation as a source of security. However, unlike the constituent countries of the United Arab Republic, North Yemen remained an independent sovereign state, maintaining its UN membership and separate embassies throughout the whole period of confederation. Neither the union nor the confederation fulfilled their role as vehicles of pan-Arabism or Arab nationalism, resulting in its dissolution. The confederation was officially dissolved by Nasser on 26 December 1961.

See also Arab League (1972–present), a regional organisation with 22 members. Arab Federation, a confederation between Iraq and Jordan (1958) United Arab Republic, a union of Egypt and Syria (1958–1961) Federation of Arab Republics, a confederation of Egypt, Libya and Syria (1972–1977) Union of Arab Republics, a proposed union of Egypt, Iraq and Syria (1972) Arab Islamic Republic, a proposed union of Libya and Tunisia (1974)

Notes

References

External links The Charter of the United Arab States. in Basic Documents of the Arab Unifications. p. 21.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with United Arab States

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what United Arab States claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to United Arab States before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about United Arab States ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of United Arab States

In research: United Arab States appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses United Arab States in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: United Arab States is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Africa geography stubs, Arab nationalism in Egypt, Arab nationalism in Syria, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for United Arab States outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study United Arab States in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is United Arab States in simple terms?

The United Arab States (UAS, Arabic: اتحاد الدول العربية) was a short-lived confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen from 1958 to 1961. The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state formed by the union of Egypt and Syria in 1958.

Why does United Arab States matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study United Arab States?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on United Arab States.