Saddam Hussein's Rise to Power
- Created by: mrabomar
- Created on: 04-05-15 09:30
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- Rise of Saddam Hussein
- Violence
- army watching people
- badly punished opponents by arresting, torture and ****
- army watching people
- joined baath party
- age 20
- arab nationalism
- all arab countries under one rule
- Security recruits support him personally
- when president resigns
- Saddam is the only option for president
- when president resigns
- military
- high budget
- military items
- chemical weapons
- high budget
- 1968, bloodless successful coup
- ahmad Hassan al bakr becomes president
- Saddam is his vice president
- to implement policies
- needed a strong government position
- ensured most important members of military and government are
- friends
- family
- ensured most important members of military and government are
- Saddam is his vice president
- ahmad Hassan al bakr becomes president
- saw Iraq's oil industry takeover
- dramatic improvement
- 1972
- 1973
- joined with other arab countries
- they reduced oil production
- stopped exports
- to west
- they reduced oil production
- for supporting Israel during war
- increased iraq's income by 400%
- healthcare
- best healthcare in gulf
- education
- free university
- fight illiteracy
- infrastructure
- healthcare
- increased iraq's income by 400%
- to west
- joined with other arab countries
- 1973
- population's support
- parts of Iraqi society controlled
- memberships to clubs and institutions controlled
- depends on whether you're a member of ba'ath party or not
- to secure position
- combined policies like other dictators eg. hitler
- social
- economic
- popularity and support
- social
- popularity and support
- combined policies like other dictators eg. hitler
- Violence
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