Shah of Iran (not great)

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Shah of Iran (not great)

Iranian Revolution 1979 Ayatolla Khomeini (really bad guy) reclaims Iran from Shah who was supported by the US

Iran Hostage Crisis Lasts from November 1979 to January 1981

Hostages released partially because of fear of a new US President

Iran/Iraq War 1980-1988 Over 1,000,000 Dead * Cost over 1 trillion Dollars

Iraq Debt Leads to Saddam invading Kuwait

Operation Desert Storm 1990 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2tbpUqNwRU

Operation Iraqi Freedom March 20, 2003-2011

Resolution 1441!!

US Troops Leave Iraq on December 13 2011 US Casualties 4,493 US Wounded 32,000 Iraqi Casualties Est 100,000

Power Vacuum Leads to…

Arab Spring

The Rise of Isis Video link

Syria and the Refugees

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