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How Has Iraq Changed

Because of War?

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Covered by Mizan

1920, Great Iraqi Revolution

(Brunner, 2007)

1961, the Kurds revolt against the government

(Brunner, 2007)

1973, Iraq fights in Arab-Israeli war(Yom Kippur War)

(Brunner, 2007)

1979, Saddam Hussein takes reign

(Brunner, 2007)

1980, Iran-Iraq War begins

(Brunner, 2007)

1988, Iraq fights Kurds For supporting Iran

(Brunner, 2007)

1990, Iraq invades Kuwait

(Brunner, 2007)

1991, Persian Gulf War

(Brunner, 2007)

1994, Iraq drains water of the Muslim Shiites

(Brunner, 2007)

2001, September 11

(Brunner, 2007)

United States Declares War

On Iraq

Iraq per capita GDP 1980

$3,812

(Lee, 2011)

Iraq per capita GDP 1988

$3,812$3,700

(Lee, 2011)

Iraq per capita GDP 1989

$3,812$3,700

$250

(Lee, 2011)

Iraq per capita GDP 1994

$3,812$3,700

$250$180

(Lee, 2011)

Iraq per capita GDP 2008

$3,100

(Lee, 2011)

Iraq per capita GDP 2008

$3,100

Per capita GDP1980

$3,812

(Lee, 2011)

Iraq per capita GDP 2008

$3,100

Back to Normal ?

(Lee, 2011)

(Wing, 2009)

Iraq ranks 2nd last to Yemen in the Middle East

(Wing, 2009)

Iraq used to the best health care system in the region prior to 2003

(Dean, 2010)

Iraq Physicians before 2003

34,000

(White, 2011)

Iraq Physicians who have left

12,000

(White, 2011)

Iraq Physicians who weremurdered

2,000

(White, 2011)

Iraq daily electricity usage prior to 2001

16 – 24 hours

(White, 2011)

Average hours now?

10.9 hours

(White, 2011)

Average hours nowin Baghdad?

5.6 hours

(White, 2011)

Iraqi unemployment rate

(White, 2011)

Iraqi unemployment rate

27 – 60 %

(White, 2011)

Iraqi’s who have left to Syria and Jordan

2.1 to 2.5 million

(White, 2011)

What did we accomplish?

ReferencesBrunner, B. (2007). Iraq Timeline. Retrieved from

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/iraqtimeline1.htmlWing, J. (August 2009). Life in Iraq before and after the invasion. Retrieved from

http://www.epic-usa.org/node/5620Lee, R. (2011). The wars of Iraq. Retrieved from

http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_iraq.htmlWhite, D. (2011). Iraq war facts, results & statistics at June 30, 2011. Retrieved

from http://usliberals.about.com/od/homelandsecurit1/a/IraqNumbers.htm

Reed, S. & Razzouk, N. (April 2010). Iraq’s economy wakes up. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_18/b41760178845558.htm

About.com (2011). Iraq: Oil and economy. Retrieved from http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aairaqoil.htm

Shakir, F. (March 2006). A timeline of the Iraq War. Retrieved from http://thinkprogress.org/report/iraq-timeline/

Dean, L. (April 2010). How Iraq’s health care system has changed. Retrieved from http://news.change.org/stories/how-iraqs-health-care-system-has-changed