1. Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan
Chapter 12
Section 4 Pp

2. Iraq
Farmers grow wheat, barley, dates, cotton, and rice on flood plain between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Oil is its biggest export
70% live in cities
Independence in 1932, king until 1958, ruled by military dictatorships
Saddam Hussein ruled from
U.S. Soldiers in Iraq

3. On what is Iraq’s economy based? Oil
Question
On what is Iraq’s economy based?
Oil

4. Iraqi Wars 1980s – fought with Iran 1990 – invaded Kuwait
1991 – Persian Gulf War (because of invasion of Kuwait)
2003 – U.S. and British invade and remove Saddam from power

5. The Persian Gulf War of 1991 began after Iraq invaded what country?
Question
The Persian Gulf War of 1991 began after Iraq invaded what country?
Kuwait

6. What troops invaded Iraq in March 2003? American and British
Question
What troops invaded Iraq in March 2003?
American and British

7. Iran Was known as Persia Larger than Alaska Lots of Oil
Textiles, cotton, pistachios, construction materials

8. Iran
Shah Mohammad
Pahlavi
Ayatollah Khomeini
Over half are descended from Persian, the rest from Arabs and Turks
Farsi (Persian) is official language
98% are Muslim
1979 – Shah (king) overthrown and an Islamic republic established

9. Afghanistan Mostly covered by the Hindu Kush mountains
20 different ethnic groups. Pashtuns and Tajiks are the largest.
70% are farmers and herders
1980s – Soviets invaded
2001 – U.S-led coalition invaded and removed the Taliban

10. The Hindu Kush covers most of which country? Afghanistan
Question
The Hindu Kush covers most of which country?
Afghanistan