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== British Colonization (1918-1932) == | == British Colonization (1918-1932) == | ||
Britain won control of Iraq from Ottoman | Britain won control of Iraq from Ottoman Türkiye during World War One and was given a League of Nations mandate to govern the nation in 1920. In 1921, Britain organized a Hashemite monarchy, but the country remained a British protectorate. In 1932, the kingdom of Iraq was granted independence.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Iraq," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq#British_administration_and_independent_kingdom, accessed 23 August 2019.</ref> | ||
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