Iraqi History and Politics

Modern Iraq and Government

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  1. Against which power was the 1920 revolt in Iraq mainly directed?
  2. Who was crowned the first King of Iraq in August 1921?
  3. In which year did Iraq end the British mandate and join the League of Nations?
  4. What happened in Iraq on 14 July 1958?
  5. Which two officers led the July 1958 revolution?
  6. The Baghdad Pact of 1955 was a defence agreement. Which country withdrew from it in 1959?
  7. In which year did the Ba'ath Party take power in Iraq in a coup led by Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr?
  8. Between which years was the Iran-Iraq War fought?
  9. Which neighbouring country did Iraq invade in August 1990?
  10. In which year did the 2005 constitution of Iraq pass in a national referendum?
  11. How is the Iraqi state described in its 2005 constitution?
  12. What is the name of Iraq's federal parliament?
  13. How many seats does Iraq's Council of Representatives have?
  14. Which city is the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq?
  15. Which two languages are named as official languages in Iraq's 2005 constitution?
  16. Which statement about the unwritten power-sharing practice for top posts after 2003 is accurate?
  17. In what year did Iraq nationalise the Iraq Petroleum Company?
  18. At which oil field near Kirkuk did a great gusher in 1927 lead to Iraq's oil industry?
  19. Iraq was a founding member of which organisation formed in Baghdad in 1960?
  20. Iraq was one of the founding members of which regional organisation created in 1945?
  21. What is the name of Iraq's currency?
  22. A student lists: monarchy created, independence from mandate, revolution ending monarchy, nationalisation of oil. Which year sequence is correct?
  23. Which pair of events happened in the same year?
  24. Which statement about the Kurdistan Region is accurate under the 2005 constitution?
  25. The Halabja chemical attack of March 1988 took place during which conflict?
  26. Baghdad was founded in 762 CE and sacked by the Mongols in 1258. How many years passed between the two events?
  27. The republic was proclaimed 37 years after the Kingdom of Iraq was founded. Which pair of years fits?
  28. The Iran-Iraq War ran from 1980 to 1988. Which statement about its length and what followed is accurate?

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