The Middle East - Iran and Iraq

Since 1979, ___________ has been an Islamic Republic.

True or false? Until 1979, Iran was ruled by the Shah.

• True

• False

True or false? The Iranian Shah was a democratic leader.

• True

• False

True or false? The Iranian Shah was overthrown by religious leaders.

• True

• False

Choose the options which apply to Iran during the rule of the Shah.

• The Shah ruled until 1979.

• The Shah wanted to modernise Iran.

• The Shah formed an alliance with the United States.

• The Shah believed in political Islam.

• The Shah was a dictator.

Saddam Hussein was the leader of _________.

Choose the options which apply to Iraq during the rule of the Saddam Hussein.

• Iraq attacked Iran in the 1980s.

• Iraq was an Islamic Republic.

• Iraq and the US allied in the 1980s.

• Iraq and the US fought against each other in the 1990s.

• Saddam Hussein was a dictator.

True or false? Kuwait attacked Iraq in 1990.

• True

• False

True or false? The Persian Gulf War ended in the defeat of Iraq.

• True

• False

True or false? Saddam Hussein wanted to control oil fields in Kuwait and Iran.

• True

• False