The Iraq War (2003-2001)
This was the primary justification the U.S. gave for invading Iraq in 2003.
What are weapons of mass destruction?
The terrorist attacks that prompted the U.S. to invade Afghanistan.
What are the September 11, 2001 attacks?
The city where the twin towers of the World Trade Center stood.
What is New York City?
The Iraqi leader who ordered the invasion of Kuwait.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
The 1947 UN plan that was proposed separate Jewish and Arab states.
What is the UN Partition Plan?
Who is George W. Bush?
This operation was launched to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
The extremist group that claimed responsibility for the attacks.
What is al-Qaeda?
The coalition operation name that expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait
What is Operation Desert Storm?
The city that has both Israelis and Palestinians claim as their capital.
What is Jerusalem?
The U.S. military operation that began the invasion was named this.
What is Operation Iraqi Freedom?
The governing regime in Afghanistan before the 2001 U.S. invasion.
Who are the Taliban?
The flight that crashed into the Pentagon
What is American Airlines Flight 77?
The U.N. resolution that authorized the use of force against Iraq.
The 1967 war after which Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem.
What is the Six-Day War?
This extremist group rose to prominence in Iraq after the 2003 invasion
What is ISIS?
The year the U.S. announced a complete military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
What is 2021?
The plane that landed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers fought back.
What is United Airlines Flight 93?
The primary type of aircraft that delivered the "smart" munitions in the war.
What are precision-guided bombs?
The 993 accords that created the Palestinian Authority and began the peace process.
What are the Oslo Accords?
The year the U.S. completed its combat-troop withdrawal from Iraq.
What is 2011?
The stated long-term goal of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
What is to eliminate terrorist threats and prevent future attacks?
The U.S. department created shortly after the attacks to coordinate counter-terrorism
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
The month and year the ground offensive began, lasting just 100 hours.
What is February 1991?
The organization founded in 1987 that has been a key player in the conflict and is considered a terrorist group by many countries.
What is Hamas?