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Literary Branch: History and Geography Facts

Thirty cards on modern Iraqi and world history and on the geography of Iraq for the literary branch.

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Fall of Baghdad, 1917
British forces captured Baghdad from the Ottomans on 11 March 1917.
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Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916
Secret Anglo-French plan to divide the Ottoman Arab lands.
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San Remo Conference, 1920
Gave the League of Nations mandate for Iraq to Britain.
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The 1920 Revolution
Iraqi uprising against British rule, mainly in the Middle Euphrates.
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Cairo Conference, 1921
British officials planned the future government of Iraq; Faisal I was crowned in August 1921.
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Iraqi independence, 1932
The mandate ended and Iraq joined the League of Nations.
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Revolution of 14 July 1958
Army officers led by Abd al-Karim Qasim ended the monarchy and declared a republic.
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The Baghdad Pact, 1955
Defence alliance of Iraq, Turkey, Britain, Pakistan and Iran.
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Founding of OPEC, 1960
Founded at a conference in Baghdad in September 1960.
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The Arab League, 1945
Founded in Cairo by seven Arab states, including Iraq.
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Iran-Iraq War
Lasted from 1980 to 1988.
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Invasion of Kuwait
2 August 1990; followed by UN sanctions and the 1991 Gulf War.
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2003 invasion
US-led invasion in March 2003; Baghdad fell in April.
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Constitution of 2005
Approved by referendum in October 2005; Iraq is a federal parliamentary republic.
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Treaty of Versailles
1919 peace treaty with Germany after the First World War.
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Second World War
1939-1945; began with Germany's invasion of Poland.
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The United Nations
Founded in October 1945.
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The Cold War
Rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after 1945.
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The Suez Crisis, 1956
Followed Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal.
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Mesopotamia
The land between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
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Shatt al-Arab
Formed where the Tigris and Euphrates meet at al-Qurna; flows to the Persian Gulf.
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Tributaries of the Tigris
The Greater Zab, the Lesser Zab, the Adhaim and the Diyala.
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Zagros Mountains
Mountain range on the north-east border of Iraq; Cheekha Dar is the highest peak.
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Climate of Iraq
Hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters; the Shamal wind brings dust.
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Iraq's neighbours
Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.
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Iraq's main ports
Basra and Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf.
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UNESCO sites in Iraq
Hatra, Ashur, Samarra, Erbil Citadel, the Marshes and Babylon.
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Map scale
A scale of 1 : 50 000 means 1 cm on the map is 500 m on the ground.
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Time and longitude
The Earth turns 15 degrees every hour.
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Population density
Population divided by area.

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