Why Did the British, When Defining the Iraq-Kuwait Border in 1923

question 10

Multiple Choice

Why did the British, when defining the Iraq-Kuwait border in 1923, give Kuwait more territory in the north than it traditionally controlled?

• A) To reward Kuwait and encourage its further relations with the British
• B) To restrict Iraq's access to the Persian Gulf
• C) To assure Iran that the British did not favor Iraq over other states
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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