Iraq and Iran

Which of these countries is NOT a neighbour to Iraq?

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait

• Syria

Which political party was Saddam a member of?

• Pool Party

• Baath Party

• Communist Party

• Capitalist Party

What was the Baathist party's ideology?

• Unity for all Arab states and freedom from non-Arab control

• Unity for all Arabic states

• Socialism

• No more USA involvement!

In which year did the Baath party stage a coup to take over the government?

• 1958

• 1968

• 1978

• 1913

Before the 1958 revolution, Iraq was a monarchy. What did it become following this revolution?

• A constitutional monarchy

• A communist state

• A democracy

• A republic

In 1963, Saddam became the head of Iraq's...?

• Intelligence Services

• Government

• Army

• Secret Police

What happened in 1972?

• Saddam Hussein became President of Iraq

• The Iraqi government went to war against Kuwait

• The Iraqi government nationalised their oil industry

• Saddam Hussein became Vice-President of Iraq

Saddam was a Shiite Muslim. True or false?

• True

• False

Why was Saddam popular with the Iraqi people?

• He eliminated all the country's rivals and made Iraq safer

• He built up the economy, education, healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure to rival Western nations

• He allowed women to wear short skirts in public

Iran is formerly known as this empire

• Ottoman
• Persian
• Qing
• Mongols