The Iraq War (2003–2011)
This Iraqi dictator was removed from power during the 2003 invasion.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This radical group controlled Afghanistan in 2001 and allowed terrorists to train there
Who are the Taliban?
This terrorist group was responsible for planning and carrying out the attacks.
Who is Al-Qaeda?
The war began after Iraq invaded this small, oil-rich neighbor in 1990
What is Kuwait?
This international organization proposed the Partition Plan in 1947 to create two states.
What is the United Nations?
The U.S. invaded Iraq based on the belief that the country possessed these types of dangerous weapons
What are Weapons of Mass Destruction
This was the primary goal of the U.S. invasion: to find the people responsible for this event.
What are the 9/11 Attacks?
These two tall buildings in New York City were destroyed during the attacks.
What are the Twin Towers?
This was the official U.S. military name for the combat phase of the war
What is Operation Desert Storm?
Both Israelis and Palestinians claim this ancient city as their holy capital.
What is Jerusalem?
This is the capital city of Iraq, where the famous "toppling of the statue" occurred in 2003.
What is Baghdad?
This rugged mountain range made it very difficult for soldiers to track movement in Afghanistan
What are the Hindu Kush mountains?
This government building in Washington, D.C., was also hit by a hijacked plane.
What is the Pentagon?
This U.S. President (the father of a later president) led the country during this war.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
This war in 1967 lasted less than a week but resulted in Israel taking the West Bank and Gaza.
What is the Six-Day War?
This term describes the 2007 increase in U.S. troops sent to Iraq to provide security.
What is "The Surge"?
He was the leader of Al-Qaeda who was hiding in the region for years.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
This is the total number of planes that were hijacked on the morning of September 11.
What is four?
As they retreated, Iraqi forces set fire to hundreds of these, causing an environmental disaster.
What are oil wells?
This is the Arabic word for "uprising," used to describe Palestinian protests against occupation.
What is Intifada?
This is the specific year the U.S. officially withdrew its combat forces from Iraq
What is 2011?
Because this war lasted 20 years, it earned this nickname in American history
What is the "Forever War"?
This U.S. President was in office during the attacks and declared the "War on Terror."
Who is George W. Bush?
This is the number of days the actual "ground war" lasted before Iraq surrendered.
What is 4 days / 100 hours?
These 1993 agreements were a major attempt at peace and led to limited Palestinian self-rule
What are the Oslo Accords?