Four Minutes First Four Activity #1 – Label & date your paper. – Identify the thesis or main idea of the article Keep this with all of your other First Four/Portfolio work. End

Four Minutes First Four Activity #3 – Label & date your paper. – Identify two transitional phrases and explain what each does. Keep this with all of your other First Four/Portfolio work. End

Four Minutes First Four Activity – See Source 2 on next slide – Identify the thesis or main idea of Source 2 – What does this tell us about Saddam? Keep this with all of your other First Four/Portfolio work. End

In July 1969 another 80 prominent Iraqis were on trial for espionage. They were merely the prelude to thousands of hangings, almost all for ‘espionage’ or ‘spying.’ Eleven years later, when Saddam was confirmed in power, Iraqi hangmen were dispatching victims to the gallows at the rate of 100 every six weeks. From The Great War for Civilization by Robert Fisk

Unit Question How does our history drive our present?

Guiding Question How/why was Saddam Hussein able to come to power in Iraq?

In your notebook… What do you know, think about, or associate with… The Middle East

Historical Setting of our Unit Activity #2 – Map – Timeline Activity

Exit Ticket What question or questions do you have about the Middle East that we might be able to explore in this unit?

Homework Reading: Shias & Sunnis Who are they? Key distinctions Facts, Numbers, Locations, & Geography Why do you think it might be important to understand a little about these two groups?

Distributions of Shias & Sunnis in the Middle East Why might these maps be significant?

Activity #4 Reasons for tensions in the Gulf. See handout – Create a concept map on your own paper – Summarize each cause – Rank them in order of significance

GQ#1 = Why was Saddam Hussein able to come to power in Iraq?

Ancient Iraq Iraq lies in the ancient land of Mesopotamia. 7 th Century AD – invaded & conquered by Arabs Adopted language, culture & religion - Islam

The British Mandate By 1900 Modern Iraq was part of Turkish or Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire broken up after WW I Many Iraqis thought they should be an independent state League of Nations said, “No.” Gave Iraq to Great Britain to run as a mandate. Iraqis rebelled against British rule – 100,000 British soldiers crushed rebellion – Iraqi school children still learn about the “Revolution of 1920” – Iraqis stood up to the invaders

King Faisal British were not accepted by many Iraqis – decided they needed collaborators to run the country with them Invited Faisal to become King of Iraq – He was from a prominent Arab family British still controlled military & the oil!

Discontent Monarchy lasted 35 years Many improvements in the economy and in education However, growing discontent with the British & King Faisal – Big inequality – few rich landowners – most of the population was poor – 1948 Britain supported new state of Israel – most Arabs did not – Control over oil – Iraqi people wanted more control

Republic 1958 Monarchy overthrown – Iraq becomes a Republic 1968 coup by military officers Iraq ruled by Ba’ath Party (Ba’athists) – Ba’athists believed in Arab Nationalism & Anti-colonialism One of those Ba’athists was a dude named Saddam Hussein.

Activity #5 Brief paragraph Based on your understanding of Iraq’s history, explain what might have motivated the Ba’ath Party & Sadaam Hussein to take power?

Group Work – Essay Prep Why was Saddam Hussein able to come to power in Iraq? 1.Read your excerpt – 8 minutes 2.Discuss with your group the key factors that helped Saddam Hussein come to power. 3.Create a list of reasons and tactics used by Saddam to rise to power in Iraq. Include descriptions, examples & vocabulary. 15 Minutes

New Group Share, compare & discuss your list from your first group with the work of others in your new group. 15 Minutes Change/edit/improve your list. – Reason/Tactic #1 Description, examples, vocabulary – Reason/Tactic #2 Description, examples, vocabulary – Reason/Tactic #3 Description, examples, vocabulary – Reason/Tactic #4 Description, examples, vocabulary

Essay Party Using your work, write an essay to answer the question… Why was Saddam Hussein able to come to power in Iraq? – Thesis statement Paragraph #1 – reason, description, examples, vocab Paragraph #2 - reason, description, examples, vocab Paragraph #3 - reason, description, examples, vocab – Conclusion 25 Minutes

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