Iraq Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 League Mandate | This was made by the League of Nations, and allowed European countries to control new states of the Middle East. |
| 1920 Rebellion | Iraq's leaders became angry and protests broke out because of the British's lack of progress towards self-rule. |
| King Faisal | After the 1920 Rebellion a treaty made him the total ruler of Iraq. |
| Sykes-Picot Agreement | It was a secret agreement between England, France, and the Middle East. It broke the former Ottoman Empire into "Spheres of Infuence," giving Britian most and France some control of the Empire. |
| Paris Peace Accord | It was made in 1919. It split up control of the Middle East on almost the same terms as the Sykes-Picot Agreement, but also encouraged controlling nations to develope the controlled area's government. |
| Anglo Iraqi Treaty | This made Iraq free of British control and joined them to the League of Nations. |
| October 10, 1932 | The date of Iraq's independence. |
| Pan-Arabism | A movement which Arabs accross the Middle East joined to seek independence, and to encourage Iraq to sever ties with Britian. |
| 1958 Coup | In this, a group of Iraq Military officials overthrew the Iraq king who was Anti-Soviet. |
| Qasim | He led the Military officials creating a new govermnent in 1958. |
| Ba'ath Party | It was given help by the CIA to assasinate Qasim. |
| 1959 Assassination Attempt | The Ba'ath Party with the help of the CIA attempted to kill Qasim, the king of Iraq. |
| 1963 Revolution | The Ba'ath Party again with the help of the CIA overthrew the government. |
| Husan al-Bakr | He became the president of Iraq after the 1963 Revolution, but was overtrown in 1979 by Saddam Hussein. |
| Saddam Hussein | After the 1963 Revolution he assisted al-Bakr and was the second highest political figure in Iraq, until he overthrew al-Bakr and became the president of Iraq. |
| April 28, 1937 | Date of Saddam's birth. |
| Tikrit | Place of Saddam's birth. |
| Handover of power ('79) | Saddam forced al-Bakr to resign because Saddam felt that his power was treatened. Saddam became president of Iraq. |
| Free Officers | They led the 1958 Coup in which King Faisal was overthrown. |
| July 22 Meeting | First meeting with Suddam as leader of Iraq, Suddam ordered the killing of all government officers who were suspected to be spies. |
| Shah of Iran | He was the leader of Iran whom Saddam helped durring a rebelion. Saddam's help was not enough and he was overthrown by Ayatollah. |
| Iranian Revolution | In this the Shah of Iran was overthrown and the Ayatollah became the ruler of Iran. |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | He overthrew the Shah of Iran during the Iranian Revolution. He became the ruler of Iran once more. |
| Iran-Iraq War | It started when Saddam invaded Iran in hopes to give a quick blow on Iran's oil facilities. Iran counter attacked and the a war broke out lasting for 8 years. |
| Gassing of Kurds | Saddam authorized to use chemical weapons and bombs against the Kurds in Iraq, who were on Iran's side, but also regular citizens. |
| George Bush | When Iraq invaded Kuwait, he positioned U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia to stop any further advances. |
| Invation of Kuwait | After meeting with the U.S. embassador to Iraq, Saddam poured 100,000 troups into Kuwait because they were taking Iraq's oils and holding down the price of oil to slow down Iraq's recovery. |
| April Glaspie | She was the U.S. embassador to Iraq. She met with Saddam about his problems with Kuwait. She felt that she had warned him proberly of the danger of invading Kuwait. |
| UN Resolutions on Iraq-Kuwait Crisis 1990-1991 | Of these, they comdemned invasion of Kuwait and urged Iraq to withdraw, they imposed economic sanctions, they declared Iraq's annexation of Kuwait 'null and void', they imposed a shipping blockade, they authorized use of 'all necessary means' if Iraq fails to withdraw by January 15, 1991, and they established cease-fire and required Iraqi disposal of WMD. |
| January 15, 1991 | It was the deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. |
| Shi'a Rebellion | Because the U.S. encouraged them to fight against Iraq, in the southern parts of Iraq they fought battles against Iraq's troops. |
| Kurdish Rebellion | Because the U.S. encouraged them to fight against Iraq, in the northern parts of Iraq they fought battles against Iraq's troops and captured the city of Kirkuk. |
| Kirkuk | Kurdish rebels captured this city during the Kurdish Rebellion. Saddam bombed and shelled this city to drive out the Kurds. |
| No-Fly Zones | These were created by France, the United Kingdom, and the United States in northern and southern Iraq to prevent Saddam from using planes and helicopters against the Kurdish and Shi'a rebels. |
| UNSCOM (UN Special Commission) | It was established to monitor Iraq's biological, chemical and long-range missile disarmament. |
| IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) | It focused on Iraqi nuclear disarmament. |
| WMD (weapons of mass destrucion) | Sanctions against Iraq were kept until the abandonment of these and the capacity to make them. |
| oil-for-food | It was a programme the UN instituted in 1995. In this Iraqi oil would be sold and the money would be used for humanitarian need, war reparations, and for paying the costs of UNSCOM. |
| Operation Desert Storm | During this, President Bush positioned troops in Saudi Arabia to prevent further advancements by Iraqi troops. |
| US-Iran arms deal | When U.S. secretly sold thousands of anti-tank missiles in hope that Iran would free hostages in Lebanon. |
| Security Service | Saddam's first job in the Ba'ath Parth |
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