History of Iraq

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): The World Factbook : Iraq
2. Wikipedia: History of Iraq
3. Multi-National Force: History of Iraq
4. Global Policy Forum: History of Oil in Iraq
5. Stephen Hemsley Longrigg: Iraq 1900-1950  
6. NPR: Tracing The History Of Iraq
7. The Library of Congress - Country Studies: A Country Study : Iraq

Iraq Current Structure

• U.S. Department of State: Iraq Update
• Official Site: U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq
• Official Site of the Iraqi Government  
• Wikipedia: Government of Iraq from 2006
• Riverbend Blog: Baghdad Burning 

Iraq History Timeline

• 10000-530 BC: Ancient Mesopotamia  
• 2000-1600 BC: Collapse of the Sumerian Civilization
• 562-634 AD: Persian Domination
• 634-638: Arab conquest and early Islamic period
• 1400's: Ottoman Empire
• 1609: The Ottomans lose Baghdad to the Iranian Safavids
• 1632: The Ottomans recapture Baghdad and rule until World War I
• 1917: The Ottoman Empire collapses
• 1920-1922: Iraqi Revolt Against the British
• 1945: Iraq joins the United Nations
• 1956: Iraq joins the Baghdad Pact
• 1979: Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq
• 1980-1988: Iran-Iraq War
• 1990-1991: The Invasion of Kuwait and The Persian Gulf War
• 2003: Invasion of Iraq
• 2003-2006: Post-Invasion Iraq

Iraq Major Periods

• The Sunday Morning Herald: Main Events in Iraq Since Saddam Hussein's Fall
• BBC News: Timeline: Iraq A Chronology of Key Events

Mesopotamian Period

• Wikipedia: Mesopotamia
• The British Museum: Mesopotamia Exhibit
• Encyclopedia or the Orient: Sumer
• Hot Cup of Joe: The Rise of Sumerian Culture

Early Islamic Period

• Encyclopedia Britannica: The Arab Conquest and The Early Islamic Period
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Early Islamic Period

Iraq in the Twentieth Century

• Yahoo! Education: The Iran-Iraq War
• Air Force Office of Special Investigations: Early 20th Century Iraq
• The White House: Life Under Saddam Hussein
• The Nation: "A Hard Look at Iraq Sanctions" (2001)
• BBC: 1958: Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East

Modern Iraq War

• Mahalo's Guide to the Iraq War
• CNN.com: War in Iraq
• Fox News: Iraq
• Wikipedia: 2003 Invasion of Iraq

Iraq Major Historical Figures

• Library of Congress: Saddam Hussein
• Wikipedia: List of Kings of Iraq
• Wikipedia: Abd al-Karim Qasim
• MSN Encarta: King Faisal I of Iraq

Iraq History Maps and Media

• Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative: Iraq Historical Maps
• The Map as History: Middle Eastern History Maps 
• National Geographic: Map: Iraq
• About.com: Iraq Maps and Geography  

Iraq History Books and Research

• History News Network (HNN): Reviews of Iraq History Books
• Powell's Books: Iraq History Books
• Amazon: A History of Iraq
• Barnes & Noble: Understanding Iraq

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