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Iraq was part of the three provinces of the Turkish Empire. At the end of the first world war the turkish empire was broken up and the three provinces formed the League of Nations, run by the British

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British realised they colud not run the country on theu own, so in 1921 they invited Faisal, to become king of Iraq. However The British kept control of Iraq's policy and the oil. This Monarchy lasted 35 years

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Iraq become a republic and in 1968 was ruled by the Baath Party, and with them, Saddam Hussein, who support Stalin
Most of them were Muslims

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The goverment took control of the Iraqi oil industry, despite the opposition of the British. Sassam oversaw the process and use the oil to improve education, health and welfare services

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the Iraquis joined other Arb oil-producing states in reducing oil production and sales to Western countries; Iraq's income for oil was of $575 millon. They become one of the richest countries, with this, Saddam improve the national economy

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Hussein made  a general army and had control over it and over the secret police.
Repression was all over Iraqui society
In this year his troop also attacks the Kurds, who were part of a group of the Iraqi population

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Saddam become president. He carried out a purge for anyone who might be a threat to him. 500 people from his own party were killed, others were arrested and others were able to flee the country

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Iran and Iraq went to a war

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Saddam plans to bomb the Kurdish town using chemical weapons. He carried out mass execution 180.000 Kurds were killed and another 100.000 were rfugees