THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Afghanistan
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Kuwait
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Iraq
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Israel
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saddam ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power for so long, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but in the end, even that was not enough. Convinced of his own invincibility, Saddam provoked an American invasion-and lost both his power and his life.
Detailed explanation-2: -Britain seized Iraq from Ottoman Turkey during World War I and was granted a mandate by the League of Nations to govern the nation in 1920. A Hashemite monarchy was organized under British protection in 1921, and on October 3, 1932, the kingdom of Iraq was granted independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ottoman and Mamluk rule During the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the Black Sheep Turkmen ruled the area now known as Iraq.