Iraq then and now /
King, John, 1939-
Iraq then and now / John King. - Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, 2006. - 55 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm. - The Middle East . - Middle East. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 54) and index.
"We got him!" -- The first civilizations -- Islam comes to Iraq -- Mongols, Kurds, and Turks -- 1921: Britain creates the Kingdom of Iraq -- The monarchy: 1921-1958 -- Military regimes: 1958-1968 -- The Baath in power: 1968-1979 -- Saddam as president -- War with Iran -- 1990: The invasion of Kuwait -- 1991: Iraq driven out of Kuwait -- 1991-2001: Sanctions and the effects -- 1991-2002: The no-fly zones -- 1991-2001: Sanctions: the inspections -- September 11: A turning point -- Iraq and the United Nations -- The invasion of Iraq -- Sunnis, Kurds, and Shi'ites -- 2003-2004: Resistance continues -- Interim government -- Turbulent Iraq.
Provides a history of Iraq and describes its relationship with the West, particularly focusing on the government, politics, and foreign relations of the country after Saddam Hussein became president in 1979.
1410916227 9781410916228 1410916286 9781410916280
2005002951
Iraq--History--1921---Juvenile literature.
Iraq then and now / John King. - Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, 2006. - 55 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm. - The Middle East . - Middle East. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 54) and index.
"We got him!" -- The first civilizations -- Islam comes to Iraq -- Mongols, Kurds, and Turks -- 1921: Britain creates the Kingdom of Iraq -- The monarchy: 1921-1958 -- Military regimes: 1958-1968 -- The Baath in power: 1968-1979 -- Saddam as president -- War with Iran -- 1990: The invasion of Kuwait -- 1991: Iraq driven out of Kuwait -- 1991-2001: Sanctions and the effects -- 1991-2002: The no-fly zones -- 1991-2001: Sanctions: the inspections -- September 11: A turning point -- Iraq and the United Nations -- The invasion of Iraq -- Sunnis, Kurds, and Shi'ites -- 2003-2004: Resistance continues -- Interim government -- Turbulent Iraq.
Provides a history of Iraq and describes its relationship with the West, particularly focusing on the government, politics, and foreign relations of the country after Saddam Hussein became president in 1979.
1410916227 9781410916228 1410916286 9781410916280
2005002951
Iraq--History--1921---Juvenile literature.