level: Level 1 of The Iran Iraq war
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1 of The Iran Iraq war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Iran and Iraq went to war in... | September 1980 |
| Both Iran and Iraq wanted control over... | the Shatt al-Arab waterway |
| 1975, the Algiers Agreement reduced Iraqi control over the waterway in exchange for... | Iran’s withdrawing support for a Kurdish insurgency in northern Iraq. |
| Saddam saw war with Iran as an opportunity to gain | complete access to the Shall al-Arab waterway and Iranian oil fields |
| Ayatollah Khomeini, had called on Iraqis to... | rise up and overthrow Saddam Hussein. |
| Iran wanted to export... | the Islamic revolution into Iraq |
| In April 1980 the deputy prime minister of Iraq, Tariq Aziz... | survived an assassination attempt by Iraqi Shiʿis |
| The majority of the Arab nations are... | Sunni's |
| The majority of Iranians are... | Shi’ite |
| Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait... | support Saddam Hussein against Iran |
| The new Islamic Republic of Iran was... | internationally isolated |
| Saddam Hussein | started the war against Iran. |