1. Bahrain Mohammed Al-Thani Mr. Sweeny 8C Humanities

7. History of Bahrain In that time King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa succeeded his late father as ruler of the country. Since that has happened he made the right for woman to vote. In the 1990s a feud between the government and cleric left opposition started. although the government came victorious in the end 40 people have died. A lot of shia Muslims began traveling to bahrain coming from Iran. That made the population of shia there skyrocket. In the 1970s bahrain made a lot of money. In those years they got a lot of oil and the rate at which they got it tripled. That made their economy and society grow fast. In the year of 1971 bahrain gained independence from the U.K. that was a very big step for them because it meant they had to do everything by themselves. In 1930 oil was discovered in bahrain. It was the first country in the gulf where oil was discovered. Now oil is the main export and that is what made the country rich In the late 1800’s the al khalifa family which are the rulers signed a treaty with the united kingdom where they would protect them from the Persian domination the was taking place there. In 600 B.C.. the country joined the Babylonian empire. Bahrain was associated with lush vegetation as well as being the location of the ancient Garden of Eden. March 1999 1990s 1979-1981 1970s 1971 1930 Late 1800’s 600 B.C. New ruler Name of Event 7 shia Boom of oil independence Oil discovered British influence. Babylonian empire