1. Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, was afraid the Shiite south of Iraq (rich in oil) would rebel against the Sunni Baath Party, which Hussein headed, because of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.
2. The Shatt al-Arab waterway was also another reason. The waterway caused much tension in the region because who controlled it had much influence in trade for the region.
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Bushido
Kendo (fencing with bamboo sticks)
Martial arts training
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<u>Deborah Sampson</u> is best known for disguising herself as a man to serve in the Continental Army from May 1782 to October 1783. She was also one of the first women to receive a pension for her military service and the first woman to go on a national lecture tour of the United States.
An Empire, Well I wouldn't call us an Empire, but after the Spanish-American War in 1898, The United States DEFINITELY became an Imperial power.
The United States had gained Guam, Philippines, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Although they did not own Cuba because the Teller Amendment forbid America to do so, the sneaky Platt Amendment had forced Cuba to sell lands to America... Of these lands are Guantanamo Bay, which, although the Platt Amendment was overturned during Roosevelts term, still stays a US possession today.
As the population grew, southern power grew in Congress. - (Apex)
