gulf Flashcards
what were two reasons For attention in the gulf?
1979 The Iranian revolution
Iran monarchy ended when the Shah( monarchy) left the country, due to the people thinking that they were corrupt as they were supported by USA. he was replaced by the leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran. Ayatollah khomeini
Shia and Sunni Muslims
Muslims were divided into two sections after the death of the prophet Mohamed . these two sections were known as Shia and sunni. By the 1980s, she is formed around 15% of the world’s population. Iran was shia and iraq was sunni which lead to the iran iraq war
Why did the Iran Iraq war start?
Iran was shia and Iraq was sunni these divisions are of the main reasons that let you the Iran Iraq war
What was the Israel Palestine conflict?
The state of Israel was created in 1948. However, countries such as Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq, and Syria, and Lebanon, were against Croatian. This was due to a combination of religious approval to the creation of a Jewish country as there had not been a Jewish country in the Middle East since the first century. The loss of territories that the creation of Israel had caused, caused anger
Despite military campaigns against it in 1948, 1956 and 1973, Israel had survived and expanded its territory into the west bank called Gazza strip
The camp, David agreement, 1978 to 1979 letter peace between Egypt and Israel, which, and good most of the Arab leaders and PLO( palastine liberal organisation)
What were the consequences for the Israel Palestine conflict?
The support provided for Israel by the western countries, feud, resentment and distrust. In many Muslim majority countries, particularly relating the financial and military assistance given to Israel by the USA.
One of the reasons for the Al Qaeda, 911 shifting aggression towards USA was because they helped Israel
loss of land
he was shia and sunni between ayatollah komeini and sudan hussein
khomeini = iran = shia
suddam =iraq=sunni
What were Iran’s consequences for Iran Iraq war?
iran failed to remove saddam from power
1 million deaths
Huge military expenditure and declining oil sales Tanker War = bankruptcy
not able to spread its form of shia Revolution
what were Iraqs Consequences during the Iraq, Iran war
iraq oil revenues had been cut by 50%, and foreign debts with Kuwait, which were 40 billion which caused them to have low money
50,000 dead
armed forces suffered, pulling desert war, due to the aerial bombing and use of chemical weapons
When was the Iran Iraq war?
1980s
What was the causes for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
1979 Soviet forces(the USSR) wanted to spread their communist government and they wanted to introduce it into Afghanistan
believed in secularism
what was the reason for the USSR to withdraw as forces in 1988
USSR founded difficult to get rid of the rebel groups in Afghanistan( mujahidin) as the USA would fund them
when did the Soviet forces withdraw from Afghanistan?
1989
What’s the weather consequences of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
The growth of the Mujahideen, such as the Al Qaeda being formed
what were the causes for the gulf war ?
kuwaits wealth
ambition for status
Kuwait wealth
Iraq had an army of around 1 million the takeover of Kuwait-an oil rich country– would mean that if they owned kuwait thag they would reduce their financial problems significantly
Create an Saudi Arabia had learned Iraq, 40 billion during its war with Iran so if he invaded Saddam could deal with inflation and money, problems and Iraq
saddam was also suspicious that that kuwait had boosted its Oil production beyond the OPEC quotes(organisation of the petroleum exporting country)
Ambition for status and power
So don’t thought that again in Kuwait territory and coastline would be a great propaganda victory for him over his people – this is because he was aware of opposition groups who were planning to overthrow his leadership . Therefore, to divert attention away from the impact of the 8yr warfare.
Saddam justified that the invasion by claiming that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq. Kuwait had once phoned part of the providence of Basra during the Turkish rule.
what happened during the gulf war? Evans
1990- Saddam Hussein’s forces attacked and occupied Kuwait. He had announced that Kuwait had been Iraq, 19th Providence.
1991- operation desert storm began two days after the deadline for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait had passed
Operation concluded when bush creates liberation
what are the consequences for the gulf war?
Iraq was forced to comply with UN resolution 687 – the elimination of biological and chemical weapons and the abundant of its nuclear weapons
Iraqi lost 90,000, including 10,000 killed during the retreats to Basara, called the highway of death
Price inflation was out of control for Iraq and Iraq. Imports will blockaded
No flying zones over Iraqi space, preventing further attacks on curbs and shia groups in the south