Place yourself in Iraq during the time of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Construct a journal entry in which you describe life under Hussein’s rule. This is a creative fictional piece but your ideas should be informed by real historical facts of the nature of Saddam Hussein's rule in Iraq. You must provide at least 3 historical facts in your writing. Your journal entry must be between 250 and 500 words.

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights