Iran/Iraq War 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryArab-Israeli conflictASOCR Created by: Molly BurdettCreated on: 20-05-16 15:37 When was Iraq invaded by Arabs? 7th century 1 of 30 Why do Britain want influence in Iraq in the early 1900s? oil is present on the border 2 of 30 Why is oil so important to Britain? needed for the navy 3 of 30 What empire is Iraq in during WW1? Ottoman 4 of 30 What agreement undermined the British promsie to give Arab states independence? Sykes-Picot 1916 5 of 30 In what year is there a rebellion against the British Mandate? 1920 6 of 30 Who do Britain invite to lead an Iraqi monarchy in 1921? Faisal 7 of 30 What do Britain still control in Iraq? all three 8 of 30 What do the government agree in 1952? Half all oil profits will go to Iraq rather than the IPC 9 of 30 Why don't Iraqis like the Baghdad Pact? all three 10 of 30 When are Britain overthrown and the Iraq Republic created? 1958 11 of 30 When do Baathists seize power in Iraq? 1968 12 of 30 In what year is the oil industry nationalised? 1972 13 of 30 How much do Iraq's oil profits increase by due to the OPEC embargo? 400% 14 of 30 How many Shiites were deported to Iran in 1980? 1.2 million 15 of 30 When did Khomeini leave Iraq? 1978 16 of 30 What British owned company paid the Shah of Iran for the right to operate oil fields? Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 17 of 30 Who is the Shah forced to appoint as Prime Minister in 1951? Mossadeq 18 of 30 What does he do when he gets into power? nationalises the oil industry 19 of 30 What occurs in 1954 to encourage cooperation from the NIOC? Iranian Oil Participants Ltd 20 of 30 When do Iran enter the Baghdad Pact? 1956 21 of 30 Who criticised the Shah's decadence in the late 1970s? Mullahs 22 of 30 Why do the governemnt introduce martial law? prevent popular demonstrations of Khomeini 23 of 30 What do Iranian students storm in November 1979? US embassy 24 of 30 Who else does Khomeini give support to? Palestinians 25 of 30 Why did the Iran Iraq war last so long? poor tactics and foreign involvement 26 of 30 Which is the only state that supports Iran? Syria 27 of 30 How many died in the war? 1,000,000 Iranians and 500,000 Iraqis 28 of 30 What happened to Iraq after the war? economy weakened due to military spending 29 of 30 How many people turned out for Khomeini's funeral? 12 million 30 of 30
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