  I can determine how Iraq and Iran have a similar and very different past, in both culture and history.

 Iraq  Fertile Crescent and Civilization  Tigris and Euphrates Rivers  Grow grains, fruits, and vegetables  Oil discovery in 1920’s  Spent billions of dollars to develop the country  Airports, roads, schools, universities, hospitals, dams, industry, and rebuilt ancient city of Baghdad

 Iraq cont…  Series of Conflicts  Saddam Hussein  Iran-Iraq War, 1980  Both sides severely damaged – huge debt  Persian Gulf War, 1991  Invasion of Kuwait for oil reserves  Iraqi Freedom, 2003  Threat to “National Security”  Removal of Saddam and start of Democracy

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 Iran

 What effects did an Islamic revolution have upon the level of development of Iran?  Modern Iran  An Islamic Revolution  1979 – Islamic Republic created  Return Iran back to Islamic control  Shia Islam – Called on other Shia Muslims to rise up against their govt.  Sharia Law International Scrutiny Embargos and Sanctions Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Iranian Revolution  (U.S. Embassy)