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Ancient Crossroads to Modern Nation

Ancient Crossroads to Modern Nation

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 Iraq's story begins where human civilization itself emerged—in the fertile valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. From Sumerian city-states and Babylonian empires to the Islamic Golden Age when Baghdad was the world's intellectual center, this land has always been a crossroads of cultures and ideas. AI host Alexandra Reeves traces Iraq's journey through Ottoman rule, British colonial control, and the establishment of the Hashemite monarchy under King Faisal I. Despite oil wealth and modernization efforts, growing nationalism and resentment of foreign influence culminated in the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy, ending Iraq's first experiment with constitutional government and setting the stage for decades of political upheaval.
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