Pages: 2-9, 115-133 Show I & I Intro from Mid East Video Quiz 5 min IRAN & IRAQ BOOK NOTES REVIEW
IRAN GEOGRAPHY Size: larger than Iraq Land: mostly plateaus & mts, one of world s most mts countries, 10% arable land H2O: long coastlines, little fresh H2O, PG, Shatt al Arab waterway Climate: steppe/desert
IRAN PEOPLE & CULTURE Most live in NE Population: ~78million 73% urban Literacy: 85% Life exp: ~74 yrs Persian speak Farsi Muslim mostly Shiite restrictions Lack personal freedom Gov run media soccer
IRAN GOVERNMENT Capital: Tehran *Want destruction of Israel & USA *Supports Terrorist Theocracy/Islamic Republic: governed by religious law since 1979 Former Pres. Ahmedinejad (2005-14) elected Pres. Hassan Rouhani (2014-present) elected Ayattollah Kamenei (1989-present) selected by Muslim leaders, appoints leaders of courts, military, and media
IRAN ECONOMY Resources: OIL & natural gas Exports: pistachios, caviar, Persian rugs Import food Per capita GDP ~$12,800 Not industrialized
IRAN HISTORY(PPT INSERT) ~3000 years Persian Empire Aryans Many different empires conquer Silk Road trade route by Marco Polo Long standing Monarchy with Shah 1979 Islamic Revolution now a theocracy
IRAN TODAY (PPT INSERT) Islamic law limits rights Support terrorism Pursuing nuclear technology Conflicts with USA & Israel UN sanctions & continued discussion for more to stop nuclear development Iran gov protests Iranian people have protested for more personal freedom & anti nukes 4/2015 prisoners executed to promote fear so citizens will not protest gov
IRAN & USA DIFFERENCES Government Religion Freedoms Geography School Women cover in public Media controlled by gov View of Israel
IRAN RELATIONSHIP WITH USA Enemy since 1979 Sold them weapons during Iran Iraq War for help with terrorist negotiations while supporting Iraq 1998 beat USA to go to World Cup Iran supports terrorists that want destruction of USA & Israel Continue to negotiate about economic sanctions and nuclear technology http://issuu.com/thirdway/docs/third_way_infographic_-_al_qaeda_global?e=0
IRAQ GEOGRAPHY Land: fertile and sea level H2O: T & E Rivers, little access to PG Climate: desert & steppe Shatt al Arab waterway important
IRAQ PEOPLE & CULTURE ~34,000 million mostly Arab, some Kurds Muslim: Sunni & Shiite LE ~70 years Urban 67% 78% literacy Now much technology access
IRAQ GOVERNMENT Capital: Bagdad Parliamentary Democracy since 2005 Vote 2005 elect National Assembly Create Constitution Prime Minister Haider al-abadi (Shia ) 2014 President Fuad Masum (Kurd) 2014 Continuing violence between Sunni, Shiite, Kurds
IRAQ ECONOMY Resources: OIL = 90% of revenue Subsistence farming Recovering from years of war and conflict Per capita GDP ~$7,100 Not industrialized
IRAQ HISTORY (PPT INSERT) Mesopotamia/Sumerians Arab Kingdom center of Muslim learning Monarchy in 1900s with a SHAH Baath Party (military dictatorship) takes over in 1960s Saddam Hussein 1979-2003 (wars with others) 1988 WMD used on Kurds UN sanctions 2003 USA takes out SH & helps set up dem gov
IRAQ TODAY (PPT INSERT) -USA at WAR (2003-2012) -Troops home -~4500 troops dead, ~ 35,000 wounded -Cost ~$2 trillion -~100,000+ Iraqis die & many wounded -Kurds / Sunnis / Shiites fighting each other for control (Civil War?) -Insurgents (ISIS) flooding in from other countries attacking the Kurds in the North USA & UN trying to help people with supplies, military advisors, and troops Controversy over dividing the country of Iraq
IRAQ NEEDS HELP FIGHTING ISIS
IRAQ & USA DIFFERENCES Government Religion Ethnicity Literacy rate Infrastructure History Homes/school Standard of living
IRAQ RELATIONSHIP WITH USA Prior to 1980 supported IRAN 1980s supported IRAQ under Saddam Hussein 1990s fought against them 2003 removed SH from power and helped them set up a dem gov We have bought their OIL! 2015 sending advisors to help w/isis
2012 WHERE USA GETS ITS OIL
IRAQ & IRAN SIMILARITIES OIL Climate Location Shatt al Arab waterway Elections for leaders Islam Terrorist involvement/issues/conflict Past ally/enemy status with USA
IRAQ & IRAN DIFFERENCES Size Geography Ethnicity Government type & control Ally/enemy status Terrorism involvement: inside/out Current event issues