Causes of World War One – Student Handout

Talfah was part of the Anglo-Iraqi war, and was an Iraqi nationalist as well as part of the Ba’ath party which favored Arab nationalism. Talfah introduced Saddam to the party when Saddam was a teenager, this was his first introduction to politics. In the year 1957, Saddam followed the political ideals of his uncle and joined the Ba’ath party. ................
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