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