Iraq, Iran, and the Caucuses

In 1979, which nation-state detained over 50 US Citizens and held them hostage for 444 days?

Iran

The water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers eventually empties into the

persian gulf

In 1979, which nation-state detained over 50 US Citizens and held them hostage for 444 days?

Iran

The water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers eventually empties into the

persian gulf

Which ethnic group was attacked several times with chemical weapons (mustard gas) by Saddam Hussein during the 1980s and 1990s?

Kurds

Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Hafez al Assad of Syria were both members of what political party?

Ba'ath party

Which two nation-states helped orchestrate the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, in which their democratically elected Prime Minister was removed from power?

united states and united kingdom

Turkey carried out a genocide from 1913 - 1924 against what ethnic group?

armenian

South Ossetia and Abkhazia are both de-facto states contained within the official borders of what country?

Georgia

What is the name of the dormant volcano, located in Turkey, that has historically played major roles in Armenian religion and identity?

mount ararat

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, andTurkmenistan all scrambled for access to this sea (which is technically the largest lake in the world) and its oil.

the caspian sea

Those crazy Akkadians called it Babylon, but today the world knows this city as_____________

Bagdad

"The Surge" was a period of increased troop deployment into Iraq during 2007.What factors led to this increase in American involvement during this time period?

full scale civil war, the abu gray prison, overall dissatisfaction with american occupation