although Great Britain was already actively involved in the exploitation of Iranian oil as early as 1908 (Bostock). The possibility of large deposits of oil in Iraq had already been recognized prior to World War I. Therefore‚ the partitioning of the areas that had made up the Ottoman Empire and German colonial holdings‚ including Iraq‚ Jordan‚ Palestine‚ Lebanon and Syria‚ following World War I had the smell of oil around it. Great Britain and France‚ with the support of the USA‚ used the
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Girls and boys sleepily hit their alarm clocks. Adults walked or drove to work. Tourists planned out their day. A few hours later‚ everyone’s life would take a drastic turn. Four hijacked commercial planes crashed in 3 different places in the northeast. The US reacted and invaded Afghanistan‚ disrupting and destroying the government. When did this‚ they created a never ending civil war in several countries that devastated millions. On September 11‚ 2001‚ 4 hijacked planes crashed. 2 planes bursted
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Indonesia (2004–present) • Iran • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei‚ Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present) • President – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad‚ President of Iran (2005–present) • Iraq • President – Jalal Talabani‚ President of Iraq (2005–present)[6] • Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki‚ Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–present) • Japan • Monarch – Akihito‚ Emperor of Japan (1989–present) • Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe‚ Prime Minister of Japan (2012–present) • Maldives • President – Mohammed
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Quran‚ whereas Sunnis do not. A report by the Pew Research Centre‚ a think-tank‚ found that 40% of Sunnis do not consider Shia to be proper Muslims. This difference has created many conflicts‚ including the current situation of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria partaking in a genocide against Shias. An article from the Huffington Post highlighted‚ “For much of its modern history‚ the country’s Sunni and Shiite Iraqis intermarried‚ socialized and lived alongside one another in mixed neighborhoods
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provoked the Japanese and later that year in December they attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. There was also an economic sanction imposed on Iraq by the United Nations‚ prohibiting Iraq to sell its oil on the international market. What these nations don’t realize is that the real victims of these sanctions aren’t the nation’s leaders but the innocent people. In Iraq due to the lack of selling their product on the market hundreds of Iraqis have died due to the lack of food‚ malnutrition‚ or the lack of
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kartofeln”‚ the potatoes) and Poles settled near Istanbul in the village called Polonezköy (“the Polish village”) (1). The largest minority in Turkey have been the Kurds. My interest in this ethnic group is because one of my close friends is a Kurd from Iraq and of course who can forget our favorite waiter in Istanbul‚ Turkey Hamdin Genc. I know that the Kurds are known for their constant struggle to attain an independent nation of their own but my focus will be on their history and role in Turkey as the
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Mesopotamia and its Contributions to History Many Western historians refer Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization. Mesopotamia was a region located in the eastern part of the Mediterranean where the rivers provided the means of survival. While other lives traveled to survive‚ Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations documented to be able to settle down‚ populate‚ and make the transition from being farmers and laborers to other jobs that have been the stepping stone for societies today
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Hunter Epperson Mr. Penner Research Paper November 4th‚ 2013 Kurdish Genocide The Kurds are located in the Middle East within several countries: Turkey‚ Syria‚ Iraq and surrounding lands. The raid on the Kurdish people first started in the 7th century with the conquering of their land by the Arabs (Rutgers‚ 2013). From the 7th century until the late 13th century‚ their lands were occupied by several different groups. From the 13th century until World War 1‚ the Ottoman Empire was in control
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Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination (Word count 285) Many people believe that Arabs and Muslims are one and the same but there is a difference. Arabs are an ethnic group that includes descendants from‚ Saudi Arabia‚ North Africa‚ Middle East‚ Iraq‚ Somalia‚ Morocco‚ and Syria. Muslims are a religious group that follows the teachings of Islam. Though both originated in the regions of the orient All Arabs are not Muslims and all Muslims are not Arabs. After the September 11th terrorist attacks
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establish modern hospitals‚ military facilities‚ modern schools‚ and even a municipal court‚ or a lower court for petty crimes. He would also reform the country’s administration and set up a printing press. In 1920 it would officially become the capital of Iraq. Great Britain would have a mandate over the government set by the United Nations. This would end in 1932. All British power would officially be gone in 1958 when a military coup would overthrow the monarchy that Great Britain help set up. For the
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