Ch. 9 Sec. 3 Iraq

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  1. 3. Saddam's pleasure __________ that once held lavish parties for his family are now nightclubs for the Iraqi people
  2. 4. Iraq invaded this neighboring country in 1980 with aid from the U.S.
  3. 9. in response to Saddam's ethnic cleansing the UN forced Saddam to end all military activity and get rid of all weapons of ______ ___________
  4. 10. they conquered Mesopotamia(Iraq) in the AD 600s and brought Islam
  5. 11. US forces quickly came in and decimated Saddam's forces in this six week event
  6. 12. around the 500s BC they conquered Mesopotamia(Iraq)
  7. 14. there are _____ main branches of Islam and these are practiced in Iraq
  8. 15. due to Saddam NOT accepting all of the UN's terms for peace the US and several other allies did this
  9. 16. the capital of Iraq which was severly damaged during the US Invasion in 2003
  10. 18. this muslim group makes up about 60 percent of Iraqis and live mostly in the south
  11. 19. after a quick and decisive victory by US forces Saddam went into ________ underground
  12. 23. Saddam was found, arrested, tried, and _________ by hanging for his war crimes in 2006
  13. 24. during the 1990s Saddam dropped bombs contaiing toxic chemicals destroying the land of northern Iraq and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent _______
  14. 27. war that lasted from 1980 to 1988 and seriously damaged the two nation's economies
  15. 28. the Sumerians built the first of these in Mesopotamia
  16. 30. they took over the region after WWI and the fall of the Ottoman Empire
  17. 31. Arabs make up the ________ of the population with over 75 percent
  18. 33. Iraqis held free, fair, and open ________ in 2005, which is the bedrock of democracy
  19. 36. Iraqis participated in this form of government for the first time in 2005
  20. 37. in the 1970s Iraq was the world's second-largest exporter of this natural resource
  21. 39. in 1990 Saddam Hussein invaded this neighboring country
  22. 40. he conquered Mesopotamia(Iraq) in 331 BC and made it part of his huge empire
  23. 41. US government officials believed Saddam still had these(hint:initials) and aided the hijackers of 9/11 the US launched a massive bombing raid on Baghdad in March of 2003
Down
  1. 1. he took power in 1979 in Iraq and became president
  2. 2. rebuilding and restoring peace and prosperity to Iraq will take time due to this
  3. 5. Iraq has these two major ethnic groups
  4. 6. Iraq does not just have oil they also have many ______ ______ due to the wide plains and fertile soils and irrigation from the Tigris and Euphrates
  5. 7. this religion dominates the culture of the region
  6. 8. Kurds make up the largest __________ comprising around 15-20 percent
  7. 13. Iraq is roughly about the size of this US state with a population of 27 million
  8. 17. this political party in Iraq took power in 1968
  9. 20. ten years after the Persian Gulf War the _________ _________ of September 11, 2001 happened and led to increased tension between the US and Iraq
  10. 21. the culture is changing quickly in Iraq and these Iraqis are gaining more status in Iraqi society and even becoming major/celebrated Olympic athletes
  11. 22. due to wars much of Iraq's _____ _______ have been heavily damaged or destroyed
  12. 25. these people overthrew the pro-British government in the 1950s
  13. 26. Iraq was home to the world's first
  14. 29. these people(not the furniture piece) took over starting in the AD 1500s
  15. 32. the US military and private contractors worked hard to restore this after the war
  16. 34. Iraq's recent history includes wars and a ________ leader
  17. 35. Saddam Hussein oppressed his people by controlling the media, limiting personal freedoms, and killing an unknown number of _______ __________
  18. 38. this muslim group makes up about 35 percent of Iraqis and live mostly in the north