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Fight for Oil, 1, Fight for Oil, Part 1
directed by Dieter Schroeder and Joachim Schroeder, in Fight for Oil, 1 (Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media, 2007), 54 mins
Part 1 chronicles the discovery of oil in Persia in 1908; the tumultuous claims placed on Middle East territories and conclude with the British being sent home from Iran in the 1950s. This episode explores the sphere of interest, power politics, oil's role in both World Wars, American influence, the Saudi empire,...
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directed by Dieter Schroeder and Joachim Schroeder, in Fight for Oil, 1 (Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media, 2007), 54 mins
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Part 1 chronicles the discovery of oil in Persia in 1908; the tumultuous claims placed on Middle East territories and conclude with the British being sent home from Iran in the 1950s. This episode explores the sphere of interest, power politics, oil's role in both World Wars, American influence, the Saudi empire, the exile of Britain, and the Shaw's rise to power and the start of turmoil between the nations of the Middle East.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Kehoe, Hillary Owers, Nicholas Lloyd
Author / Creator
Dieter Schroeder, Joachim Schroeder
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Landmark Media
Series
Fight for Oil
Speaker / Narrator
David Kehoe, Hillary Owers, Nicholas Lloyd
Topic / Theme
History curriculums, Politics, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by Permission of Landmark Media Inc.
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