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IRAQ

IRAQ. History of Iraq. This region was part of the Ottoman Empire in the 1500’s. During WWI, Great Britain set up the Kingdom of Iraq and put a Pro-British ruler into power. History of Iraq. In the 1950’s this government was overthrown.

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IRAQ

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  1. IRAQ

  2. History of Iraq • This region was part of the Ottoman Empire in the 1500’s. • During WWI, Great Britain set up the Kingdom of Iraq and put a Pro-British ruler into power.

  3. History of Iraq • In the 1950’s this government was overthrown. • After a series of other governmental changes the Ba’ath Party too power in 1968.

  4. Iraq: Saddam Hussein • A Ba’ath leader named Saddam Hussein became the president. • Saddam Hussein was a harsh ruler. He controlled the press, restricted personal freedoms and killed numerous political enemies. • Iraq was the second largest oil exporter in the world.

  5. Iraq: Iraq/Iran War • In 1980 Iraq invaded Iran. • Saddam Hussein was worried that the Shia Islamic revolution that was taking place in Iran would spill over into Iraq.

  6. Iraq’s Oil Fields

  7. Iraq: Iraq/Iran War • Saddam Hussein decided to take advantage of the chaos in Iran and invade without being noticed. • The Iranians fought back and the Iraq/Iran war continued until 1988. Both countries suffered. • After the Iraq/Iran War, Saddam Hussein found that his country was so much in debt, that he decided to invade Kuwait to gain control of the oil fields.

  8. Iraq: Persian Gulf War • An alliance of countries (including U. S. and Great Britain) forced the Iraqis out of Kuwait

  9. Iraq: Persian Gulf War

  10. Iraq: Results of The Persian Gulf War • Saddam Hussein remained in power in Iraq. • Because Saddam refused to accept U. N. terms for peace, the U. N. placed an embargo on Iraq. • Iraq’s economy suffered as a result of the embargo. • 600 oil fields in Kuwait were set on fire with devastating environmental affects.

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