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Iraq: war and peace

This resource has been produced by Oxfam to help teachers unravel the mass of information on Iraq for their pupils, and to answer some of the many questions that children raise.
Welsh material included -

• Factfile on Iraq and Saddam

• Arguments for and against the war

• The history of Iraq’s relationship with Britain

• The poles of influence and power

• The aftermath of the war and Iraq’s future

• Teaching and talking about war

• Suggestions for further resources

This resource also includes six activities, ready for use in the classroom:

• Classroom activity: The war – what we know and what we can find out

• Classroom activity: News Board

• Classroom activity: Interpreting the media

• Classroom activity: Interpreting different viewpoints

• Classroom activity: Resolving conflict

• Classroom activity: Debate – Can a war ever be just?
  

- Welsh material included

The full resource 'Iraq: War and Peace' can be downloaded in a printable version (770K PDF document - You will need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat software to read this document - you can download it for free.)

Iraq war and peace online resource

For up-to-date information on Oxfam’s stance and humanitarian response, please see the Iraq pages on our main site.