Iraq in the American strategy during World War II 1939-1945 AD

Abstract

The research aims to highlight the position of Iraq in the American strategy during the Second World War (1939-1945) and the areas and aspects through which the United States of America sought to enter Iraq, taking advantage of the war and economic lost conditions that Iraq was going through, and the outbreak of the May 1941 uprising in it, and the need for its location The geopolitical importance in the war against the Axis powers that tried to strengthen their relations with the nationalist trend represented by Rashid Ali Al-Kilani and the Four Colonels and the role of the United States of America in supporting Britain, to abort the May 1941 uprising, and the return of the British to occupy Iraq again, and turn it into an arena for international conflict during World War II and exploitation The United States of America to establish its interests in this country, which enjoys economic capabilities and a strategic location for the richest of a great power such as the United States of America seeks to control the Middle East region, leaving it to others