Iraq

The United Nations placed an __, or limit on trade, on Iraq after the 1991 war.

• embargo

• alliance

• quota

Who controlled Mesopotamia starting in World War I until a kingdom was establishedin 1932?

• Persia

• Sumer

• Great Britain

• Ottoman Empire

What is the capital of Iraq?

• Kurd

• Baghdad

• Sumer

Who led the invasion of Iran and Kuwait?

• George W Bush

• the Kurds

• Saddam Hussein

Why did the US invade Iraq in 2003?

• Saddam Hussein's military attacked Iran and started a long war.

• Saddam Hussein's military attacked Kuwait and took control of its oil industry.

• President Bush feared that Saddam Hussein would harm Shia and Kurdish citizens.

• President Bush believed that Saddam Hussein aided terrorists and had weapons of mass destruction.

Why did many nations join with the US in defeating Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War?

• They didn't want Iraq to support the terrorist group ISIL.

• They didn't want Iraq to have control over nearly a quarter of the world's oil supply.

• They didn't want Iraq to defy the UN prohibition on nuclear weapon development.

The __ are mostly farmers and live in nothern Iraq.

• ISIL

• Shia

• Kurds

• Sunni

Which accurately describes the Kurds living in Iraq?

• They speak only Arabic.

• They worship only Christianity.

• They are tolerant of other religions.

• They live in the southern half of the country.

How did events of January 2005 change Iraq?

• The government began fighting terrorists for the first time.

• The country became a major exporter of oil for the first time.

• Citizens participated in democratic elections for the first time.

• Farmers began cultivating barley, cotton, and rice for the first time.

Which of the following challenge Iraq's future? Choose THREE.

• terrorism

• widespread corruption

• few natural resources

• fighting among religious groups

• lack of international support