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British speculator William D'Arcy received a concession from Iran to explore and develop southern Iran's oil resources. Later oil supply was found in 1908.
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World War One starts. Ottoman Empire aligns with germany.
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Britain and France occupy much of the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire colapses.
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Saudi Arabia is founded by Muhammad ibn Saud. Oil was not yet discovered in comersial quantities.
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Persia becomes Iran. Iran is the name of the country in Persian.
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Nazis did the holocaust. Jewish imigration to palestine increases.
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WWII begins, Germany invadedes poland. Brittian and France declare war on germany.
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Great Britian overthrows the Iraqi government. Great Britian installs pro-British leaders.
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WWII ends and the League of Arab States founded. The Axis powers surrendered.
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Great Britian and France give independance to Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. After WWII is over.
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First Kurdish-Iraqi war erupts in the Middle East. Mustafa Barzani attempted to establish an autonomous Kurdish administration in northern Iraq.
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Iraq invades Kuait and the US gets involved. This invasion happened almost 30 years after the first war between the two contries
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The Gulf War begins in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The UN helps Kuait.
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The US, United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invade Iraq. Sadam Hussein removed from power.
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The execution of Saddam Hussein took place on Saturday, December 30, 2006. He was hung in the contry of Iraq.
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