Britain didn't discover Iraq. It invented it. After World War One, the British Empire stitched together three Ottoman provinces that had never been a single country, installed a foreign king who had never set foot on Iraqi soil, staged a referendum with a 96% approval rate, and locked in control of one of the largest oil reserves ever found. This is the full story of how Iraq was manufactured — not for the people who lived there, but for the petroleum beneath their feet.

From the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement to the Cairo Conference of 1921, from Churchill's air bombing campaigns to the Turkish Petroleum Company's 75-year concession, this video traces the real forces behind Iraq's creation. It's a story of broken promises, imperial cartography, puppet monarchies, and oil — always oil.

The consequences didn't end in 1932 or 1958. The borders drawn in hotel rooms by colonial officials who never lived in the region shaped every crisis Iraq has faced for over a century — and the world is still living with the fallout.

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Before Iran was America's enemy, it was America's biggest weapons customer. The US sold the Shah billions in advanced fighter jets, destroyers, missiles, and surveillance aircraft — including the F-14 Tomcat, the most powerful interceptor ever built, a jet so exclusive that only the US Navy was allowed to fly it. American technicians flooded into Iranian cities by the thousands. CIA officers trained Iran's secret police. And Nixon personally signed a blank check allowing the Shah to buy any weapon he wanted, no questions asked.

Then, in 1979, a revolution swept the Shah from power — and every last piece of that American military hardware fell into the hands of a government that considered the United States to be the Great Satan.

This is the story of how America armed Iran, how those weapons were turned against American interests, and how the consequences of that decision are still shaping the Middle East today. From the 1953 CIA coup that started it all, to the hostage crisis that ended the alliance, to the nuclear program that America itself helped create — this is a chapter of history that explains more about the current US-Iran standoff than anything you'll hear on the news.

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This episode covers the colonial years, the loss of local power, and how oil changed life in the delta. We look at Isaac Boro’s 1966 uprising, the Kaiama Declaration in 1998, the Odi attack in 1999, the rise of armed groups in the 2000s, and the 2009 amnesty. We also touch on politics and the push for fairness today.If you are Izon or from the Niger Delta, please watch to the end. Tell us what we got right. Tell us what we missed. Share names, dates, and family stories we should add.New history videos every Saturday.Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/kpdawQzxYAc?s....i=LYA-HBFJF-6Gj16_So and further reading belowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Ijaw_peoplehttps://e like, comment, share, and subscribe if this helped you learn something.#ijawhistory #nigerdelta #nigeriahistory

3,000 YEARS OF IZON HISTORY Nigeria’s First People of the Niger DeltaIn this video, we travel from the earliest days of the Izon people with archaeological finds, oral traditions, and ancient city-states like Agadagba-bou and Isoma-bou — to their meeting with Europeans, rise as trading powers, and bold resistance against colonial rule.If you are Izon or from the Niger Delta, please watch through to the end and share your voice: Did we get it right? Do you have stories or corrections we should include?🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications — new history episodes every Saturday.▶ Part 2 will explore colonial rule, Isaac Boro’s revolt, modern struggles, and how the Izon fight for justice today.📚 Sources and Further Readinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Ijaw_peoplehttps://e #nigerdelta #nigeriahistory

The Origin of the Izon people: From Kemet to the Niger Delta

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Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh back in the 1300s BCE who upended the religious landscape of ancient Egypt. Within years of ascending the throne, he turned away from traditional Egyptian polytheism to the worship of a single god: The Aten. Was this an early form of monotheism?

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Was the God of Israel married? Inscriptions from the Sinai pair Yahweh with "his Asherah," a Canaanite mother goddess worshipped across the ancient Near East.

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