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WorksheetsRise of Saddam Hussein
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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 name of the king who ruled Iraq with British support from 1921-1933?
King Faisal II
King Jeremy
King Ghazi
King Faisal I
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
Why did nepotism occur in Iraqi government?
More time to party with friends
Having close friends and family members in positions of power secured trust between ruler and advisors
Rulers felt homesick and wanted people from home to join them
Having only close friends and family as government officials was law in Iraq
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!
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
What happened in 1973 that led to Iraq and other Arab states restricting oil trade to Western nations?
Yom Kippur War against Israel
Yom Kippur War against Syria
Invasion of Kuwait
The death of the President
Saddam was a Shiite Muslim. True or false?
True
False
The Sunni Muslim sect was the minority in Iraq yet the most powerful. True or false?
False
True
What happened in 1973 that led to Iraq and other Arab states restricting oil trade to Western nations?
Yom Kippur War against Israel
Yom Kippur War against Syria
Invasion of Kuwait
The death of the President
By what percentage did Iraqi oil prices increase after 1973?
400 million %
300 million %
5 %
450 million %
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
How did Saddam keep the army on a tight leash?
Brainwashing
By spending lots on the military budget - kept commanders happy
Higher levels of pay for commanding officers who successfully executed rebels
Indoctrination into Baathist beliefs + imprisonment and execution for rebels
