Modern Iraq had its beginnings coming out of the breakup of the Ottoman Turk Empire after World War I. The area was placed under a British Mandate by the League of Nations (Harris 1). In 1921, Iraq became a separate nation under British control (Baram 1, Farouk-Slugett 11-12). An Arab, Prince Faysal ibn Husayn of the Hashimite house of Hijas, was elected king and coronated August 1921 as King Faysal I (Baram 1). Upon entry into the League of Nations, Iraq became an independent country, but still under considerable British influence, in 1932 (Farouk-Slugett 13),

Using the British political system as a model, a constitutional monarchy was established (Harris 114), The Iraqi Parliament consisted of two chambers: an upper chamber�

Agriculture is the oldest economic activity of Iraq, dating from the earliest civilizations to modern times (Metz 113). The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and their tributaries form the water sources for farming. The chief agricultural export product was grain.

��Senate—and a lower chamber—Chamber of Deputies. The senators were appointed by the king, and the deputies were elected by “secondary” electors who were in turn elected by “primary” electors, “all male Iraqi subjects who have reached the age of 20, are mentally competent, are not undischarged bankrupts, and have not lost their civil rights or been convicted of a crime (Harris 87).” The “primary” electors elect the “secondary” electors, who elect the deputies.

members who were not totally committed to the current Party position (Metz 58-59). “By 1969, Saddam Husayn had become the moving force behind the Party (Metz 59).”

However, political unrest did not end. Although Qasim “was primarily a centrist in outlook, proposing to improve the lot of the poor while not dispossessing the wealthy,” he leaned toward the communist where he found support for his policies (Harris 50). On the other hand, Arif found support for his pro-Nasserite sympathies in the Ba’th Party (Harris 50).

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