Recent History of Iraq

The appeal of the area has shifted over time from being based on its strategic location in relation to the Persian Gulf, as well as its rich farming soil and wealth, to its oil reserves. Modern Iraq is a colonial creation of the British, who occupied the area in starting in 1917. After World War I they were given a League of Nations Mandate controlling Iraq, where they put down opposition with military force, and drew arbitrary borders that had little relation to natural or ethnic boundaries.

They also took control of Iraqi oil, dividing up this increasingly strategically important resource with France, the Netherlands, and the United States, without leaving any for the Iraqis. The British installed puppet rulers from Trans-JordanÆs Hashemite royal family, who ruled Iraq until they were overthrown in a coup by Brigadier Abdul Kareem Qassem in 1958. The brutal violence that has plagued the area from its earliest history was demonstrated when the

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